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about Saint Augustine

St. Augustine is a city located in St. Johns County, Florida, in the region known as Florida's First Coast. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,592. It is the county seat of St. Johns County.

Saint Augustine geography

St. Augustine is located at 29°53'39" North, 81°18'48" West (29.894264, -81.313208).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.8 km² (10.7 mi²). 21.7 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 21.99% water.

Saint Augustine history

It is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the current territory of the United States. It was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August 28, 1565, the feast day of St. Augustine, and consequently named by him San Agustín. This was 42 years before the founding of Jamestown and 55 years before the landing on Plymouth Rock.

In 1586 it was attacked and burned by Sir Francis Drake. In 1668 it was plundered by pirates and most of the inhabitants killed.

Spanish Colonial era builidings still existing in the city include the fortress Castillo de San Marcos. The fortress was occupied by Union troops during the American Civil War and later served as a prison for the Native American leader Cochise. It is now the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.

In the late 19th century the railroad came to town, and led by industrialist Henry Flagler, St. Augustine became a winter resort for the very wealthy of the US north-east. A number of mansions and palatial grand hotels of this era still exist, some converted to other use such as housing parts of Flagler College and museums. Flagler went on to develop much more of Florida's east coast, including his Florida East Coast Railway which eventually reached Key West in 1912.

The city is a popular tourism attraction, for the rich architectural heritage of Spanish Colonial as well as elite 19th century architecture. In 1938 the theme park Marineland opened just south of St. Augustine, becoming one of Florida's first themed parks and setting the stage for the development of this industry in the following decades.

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