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St. Augustine Timeline

Created by Anthony ⟶ Updated 30 Dec 2017 ⟶ List of edits

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1513 - Ponce de Leon Lands near Present-Day Cape Canaveral 1566 - FIRST FORT in St. Augustine burned by Indians 1565 - Pedro Menedez lands in St Augustine & quickly takes Ft Caroline 1527 - Panfilo de Narvaez 1539 - Hernando de Soto 1559 - Tristan de Luna 1586 - Sir Fancis Drake burns the city down September 2nd, 1599 - Fire & Hurricane destroys city 1668 - Pirate Robert Searles plunders town & kills 60 June 26th 1740 - Spanish & Black troops crept out of the lines and drove them from FT Mose 1693 - Spain's King Charles II grants liberty to all escaped slaves that can make it to Florida May 1740 - General Ogelthorpe occupies Ft Mose and drops siege guns on Anastasia Island and bombards the Fort/City for 27 days July 7th 1740 - Two ships from Havana appear on the horizon bringing relief - Oglethorpe retreats.1763 - French & Indian War Ends / Treaty of Paris gives Spanish Florida to the British in exchange for Cuba July 12th, 1784 - Official transfer of government from England to Spain 1906 - A group of local women prevent city officials from demoloshing the "City Gates"1827 - Ralph Waldo Emerson visits for 10 weeks 1812 - Monumento de la Constitucion erected July 10th, 1821 - Spain sells Florida to United States for 5 Million Dollars April 1888 - Franklin Smith sells Casa Monica Hotel to Henry Flagler January 9th, 1861 - Florida becomes the 3rd state to seceed from the Union 1883 - Henry Flagler makes his first visit to St. Augustine December 1888 - Alcazar Hotel opens (now Lightner Museum)January 30th, 1888 - Franklin Smith opens Casa Monica Hotel December 1891 - Old Jail is built by Pauley Jail Company paid by Henry Flagler 1927 - Bridge of Lions is Completed 1928 - Exchange Bank Building is completed 1988 - Lincolnville listed in National Register of Historic Places 1937 - St. Augustine Alligator Farm opens in current location 1874 - St. Augustine Lighthouse & Keepers Quarters completed 1492 - Christopher Columbus lands in what today is the Bahamas May 14th, 1607 - Jamestown Colony Founded in East Virginia February 1733 - Savannah and the Colony of Georgia Founded 1566 - SECOND FORT in St. Augustine 1566 - THIRD FORT in St. Augustine 1571 - FOURTH FORT in St. Augustine 1586 - SIXTH FORT in St. Augustine 1579 - FIFTH FORT in St. Augustine 1742 - FORT MATANZAS Completed 1587 - SEVENTH FORT in St. Augustine 1604 - EIGHTH FORT in St. Augustine 1653 - NINTH FORT in St. Augustine 1808 - Current City Gates built 1837 - Osceola seized under a flag of truce and imprisoned at the Fort 1961 Henry Thomas arrested at Woolworth's September 18th, 1963 - KKK Rally 4 black men beaten May 26th, 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King speaks @ 1st Baptist June 11th, 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King arrested at the Monson Motor Lodge June 18th, 1964 - Swim-In at the Monson Motor Lodge July 2nd, 1964 - Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 October 1st, 1971 - Walt Disney World opens in Orlando

Periods

1st Spanish Period 1565-1763 British Period 1763-1784 2nd Spanish Period 1784-1821 COLONIAL ERA Exploration Period 1513-1565 AMERICAN ERA U.S. Territorial Period 1821-1845 Early Statehood Period 1845-1861 U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 Post Civil War Period 1865-1885 Flagler Era 1885-1913 21st Century & Restoration 1913-Present 1672-1695 Castillo de San Marcos Constructed 1765-1783 American Revolution Pre-Columbian Period

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