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Oldest U.S. City - 1513 - Summer 2022
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - NE Florida
Independence Day 2022 - July 4th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - just before sunset]
Our 9th-consecutive-year visiting this magnificent city on the
4th of July. A great city with so much Florida and U.S. History!
You really should visit. Well worth the trip. Thanks for looking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
SUNRISE - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - silhouette
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 5th, 2024 - calm scene
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - seagulls in-flight
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2024
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - seagulls/pelicans in-flight]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty dramatic dawn-light jetty rocks pool-reflection Freebird]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - very active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week]
*[pretty special: a few wave-tips lit-up by the sunrise sunlight]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
SUNRISE stroll ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
[snowy egret]
Hotel Alcazar / Lightner Museum / Saint Augustine City Hall
Three floors of 19th century decorative art are housed in the
former Hotel Alcazar building built in the 1880's by Henry Flagler
(This building is also now used as Saint Augustine City Hall U.S.A.)
Oldest U.S. City - 1513 - Summer 2022
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - NE Florida
Independence Day 2022 - July 4th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Fourth of July]
Our 9th-consecutive-year visiting this magnificent city on the
4th of July. A great city with so much Florida and U.S. History!
You really should visit. Well worth the trip. Thanks for looking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightner_Museum
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Flagler
Wood Stork - In the Wild - EARLY morning - 7/5/23
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - inlet jetty
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 5th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - wood stork resting]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic golden light - jetty rocks - sun stream]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Post-Independance Day]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Stork
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
A three-century-old mortar, on the battlements of...
St. Augustine (Historic District), Florida, USA.
1 July 2021.
▶ Notice the filigree-like artwork on a weapon of war.
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▶ 15-inch bronze mortar, constructed in Barcelona, Spain, in 1724. Maximum range: 2,100 yards, or 1.2 miles. Captured by the United States during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Now displayed —on indefinite loan from the Yale University Art collection— on the battlements of Castillo de San Marcos.
— National Park Service placard.
▶ See a silhouetted view of the Castillo de San Marcos: here.
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SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
The Castillo de San Marcos (Spanish for "St. Mark's Castle") is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida.
It was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza, with construction beginning in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire. The fort's construction was ordered by Governor Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega after a raid by the English privateer Robert Searles in 1668 that destroyed much of St. Augustine and damaged the existing wooden fort. Work proceeded under the administration of Guerra's successor, Manuel de Cendoya in 1671, and the first coquina stones were laid in 1672. The construction of the core of the current fortress was completed in 1695, though it would undergo many alterations and renovations over the centuries.
Though built in part by Black Spanish slaves, the fort later served as one of the first entry points of British-owned African slaves into the Spanish territories, where they were freed by the Spanish. This quickly led to the first free Black settlement in the future United States (Fort Mose, formed just north of St Augustine).
When Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 pursuant to the Treaty of Paris, St. Augustine became the capital of British East Florida, and the fort was renamed Fort St. Mark until the Peace of Paris (1783) when Florida was transferred back to Spain and the fort's original name restored. In 1819, Spain signed the Adams–Onís Treaty which ceded Florida to the United States in 1821; consequently, the fort was designated a United States Army base and renamed Fort Marion, in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. The fort was declared a National Monument in 1924, and after 251 years of continuous military possession, was deactivated in 1933. The 20.48-acre (8.29 ha) site was subsequently turned over to the United States National Park Service. In 1942 the original name, Castillo de San Marcos, was restored by an Act of Congress.
Castillo de San Marcos was attacked several times and twice besieged: first by English colonial forces led by Carolina Colony Governor James Moore in 1702, and then by English Georgia colonial Governor James Oglethorpe in 1740, but was never taken by force. However, possession of the fort has changed six times, all peaceful, among four different governments: Spain, 1695–1763 and 1783–1821, Kingdom of Great Britain, 1763–1783, and the United States of America, 1821–date (during 1861–1865, under control of the Confederate States of America).
Under United States control the fort was used as a military prison to incarcerate members of Native American tribes starting with the Seminole—including the famous war chief, Osceola, in the Second Seminole War—and members of western tribes, including Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache. The Native American art form known as Ledger Art had its origins at the fort during the imprisonment of members of the Plains tribes such as Howling Wolf of the southern Cheyenne.
Ownership of the Castillo was transferred to the National Park Service in 1933, and it has been a popular tourist destination since then.
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Castillo De San Marcos ~ 1672
NE Bastion ~ fortress on the harbor
Independence Day ~ July 4th, 2018
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
[ ...on our walk to the 'Bridge of Lions' to view
the evening's holiday fireworks over the harbor ]
Construction on the fortress was from 1672-1695. The native
coquina (soft shell) stone was quarried from a local island.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
www.exploresouthernhistory.com/castillodesanmarcos1.html
Red SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
Summer SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
[Back-Lit-Shadow! - A lovely 'barefoot' Hawaiian family listens to the photographer's instructions (middle). What caught my interest was that cool shadow. Seriously... is that not the coolest shadow you ever saw!?! I was way-back on the sand-dunes to catch it. They were all lined up perfectly! Kudos to the photographer/family member for her direction and her trusty I-Phone. Well done! She directed and they listened!]
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - 7/5/23
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 5th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - sun-stream - sailboat]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic up light - jetty rocks - water reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Post-Independance Day]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
"This Magic Moment"
Ben E King and The Drifters (Jan. 1960)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bacBKKgc4Uo
"This Magic Moment" - Jay And The Americans (60's cover)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpePWo56zm4
"This Magic Moment" - Lou Reed (rock cover)
The San Pablo Bastion ~ SW corner
1672 ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Construction on the fortress was from 1672-1695. The native
coquina (soft shell) stone was quarried from a local island.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 4th, 2025
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - small-vessel heads out-to-sea]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
Castillo De San Marcos ~ 1672
NE Bastion ~ fortress on the harbor
Independence Day ~ July 4th, 2018
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
[ ...on our walk to the 'Bridge of Lions' to view
the evening's holiday fireworks over the harbor ]
Construction on the fortress was from 1672-1695. The native
coquina (soft shell) stone was quarried from a local island.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida, the fort was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza.
Construction began in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire. The fort's construction was ordered by Governor Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega after the destructive raid by the English privateer Robert Searles in 1668. Work proceeded under the administration of Guerra's successor, Manuel de Cendoya in 1671,[6] and the first coquina stones were laid in 1672. The construction of the core of the current fortress was completed in 1695, though it would undergo many alterations and renovations over the centuries.
When Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 pursuant to the Treaty of Paris, St. Augustine became the capital of British East Florida, and the fort was renamed Fort St. Mark[ until the Peace of Paris (1783) when Florida was transferred back to Spain. In 1819 Spain signed the Adams–Onís Treaty which ceded Florida to the United States in 1821; consequently the fort was designated a United States Army base and renamed Fort Marion, in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. The fort was declared a National Monument in 1924, and after 251 years of continuous military possession, was deactivated in 1933. The 20.48-acre (8.29 ha) site was subsequently turned over to the United States National Park Service. In 1942 the original name Castillo de San Marcos, was restored by an Act of Congress.
Castillo de San Marcos was twice besieged: first by English colonial forces led by Carolina Colony Governor James Moore in 1702, and then by Georgia colonial Governor James Oglethorpe in 1740. Possession of the fort has changed six times, all peaceful, amongst four different governments: the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Confederate States of America and the United States of America (Spain and the United States having possession two times each).
Under United States control the fort was used as a military prison to incarcerate members of Native American tribes starting with the Seminole—including the famous war chief, Osceola, in the Second Seminole War—and members of western tribes, including Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache. The Native American art form known as Ledger Art had its origins at the fort during the imprisonment of members of the Plains tribes such as Howling Wolf of the southern Cheyenne.
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SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - 7/5/23
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 5th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - sunstream - sun-flares]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic up light - jetty rocks - sand reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Post-Independance Day]
SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
SUNSET - MAXIMUM INTENSITY - waiting for fireworks
Bridge of Lions - 1924 - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Saint Augustine Harbor - Oldest City in the U.S.A. - 1513
Fourth of July Bridge Celebration 2024 - July 4th, 2024
----------Independence Day 2024----------U.S.A.!
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Sunset City Skyline]
*[Red Sky Tonight - Sailor's Delight - Extreme Beauty]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
---Oldest U.S. City - 1513 - 4th of July 2022---
---Stars and Stripes: 50 STARS - 13 Stripes ---
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - NE Florida
Bridge of Lions - Independence Day 2022
Up On the Bridge - Freedom Rings - 7/4/22
Captured from atop the iconic Bridge of Lions - 1924
5 minutes after Fireworks! - Happy Independence Day!
*[that young-man waved his big lightbulb-lit-flag for 2 hours!
I'd say he's pretty proud to be here...and to be an American!]
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Bridge of Lions Span]
Our 9th-consecutive-year visiting this magnificent city on the
4th of July. A great city with so much Florida and U.S. History!
You really should visit. Well worth the trip. Thanks for looking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 4th, 2025
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - outgoing sunrise vessel]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 4th, 2025
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - passing seagoing vessel]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 4th, 2025
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Egret
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - passing seagoing vessel]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
Saint Augustine, Florida - #93 in Explore 9/19/25
Calm Scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - first light over the ocean]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 4th, 2025
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - passing seagoing vessel]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
SUNRISE - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - silhouette
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 5th, 2024 - calm scene
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - brown pelican
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2024
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - brown-pelican frozen in-flight]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - large-wings]
*[inlet jetty dramatic dawn-light jetty rocks pool-reflection Freebird]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - very active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Pelican
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
Well, not really. The CAPT TREY commercial shrimp boat goes
out early every morning, and sometimes she looks a little spooky in
the dawn light with her huge nets. *[Was pretty dark...hence the noise.]
*[Cloud overhead was 'red' for a short time...maybe a minute or two.]
SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 4th, 2025
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - 6:30 AM
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2025
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
--------------------Independence Day 2025----------------------------
*[left-double-click for a closer look - Saint Augustine Lighthouse]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn-light - jetty - rocks - ocean reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egrets - snowy egrets - wood storks]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week '25]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_College
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
SUNSET - Harbor Fireworks - Twilight - lit bridge-lights
4th of July - from Bridge of Lions - St. Augustine, FL USA
Saint Augustine Harbor - Oldest City in the U.S.A. - 1513
Fourth of July Bridge Celebration 2024 - July 4th, 2024
----------Independence Day 2024----------U.S.A.!
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - looking west over the city]
*[waiting - anticipation - fireworks barge - START the Fireworks!]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas_River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
factoidz.com/beautiful-lighthouses-in-florida-are-great-t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_San_Marcos
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The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States (Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico is older). Located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida, the fort was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza.
Construction began in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire. The fort's construction was ordered by Governor Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega after the destructive raid of the English privateer Robert Searles in 1668. Work proceeded under the administration of Guerra's successor, Manuel de Cendoya in 1671, although the first stone was not laid until 1672.
After Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 pursuant to the Treaty of Paris, St. Augustine became the capital of British East Florida, and the fort was renamed Fort St. Mark until the Peace of Paris (1783) when Florida was transferred back to Spain. In 1819 Spain signed the Adams–Onís Treaty which ceded Florida to the United States in 1821; consequently the fort was designated a United States Army base and renamed Fort Marion, in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. The fort was declared a National Monument in 1924, and after 251 years of continuous military possession, was deactivated in 1933. The 20.48-acre (8.29 ha) site was then turned over to the United States National Park Service. In 1942 the original name Castillo de San Marcos, was restored by an Act of Congress.
Castillo de San Marcos was twice besieged: first by English colonial forces led by Carolina Colony Governor James Moore in 1702, and then by Georgia colonial Governor James Oglethorpe in 1740. Possession of the fort has changed six times, all peaceful, amongst four different governments: the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Confederate States of America and the United States of America (Spain and the United States having possession two times each).
Under United States control the fort was used as a military prison to incarcerate members of Native American tribes starting with the Seminole—including the famous war chief, Osceola, in the Second Seminole War—and members of western tribes, including Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache. The Native American art form known as Ledger Art had its origins at the fort during the imprisonment of members of the Plains tribes such as Howling Wolf of the southern Cheyenne.
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/5/19
*[At extreme low-tide the growing inlet sand-bar is visible.]
The Castillo De San Marcos is a familiar sight in historic St. Augustine. Its coquina walls guarded the oldest city in the U.S. for centuries. As the most visible symbol in an oft-photographed area its not always that fun to photograph when something new and original is difficult to make, nevertheless I enjoyed my morning shooting there.
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
SUNRISE - #100 in Explore 10/14/24
Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - adult pelican silhouette
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 5th, 2024 - calm scene
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - brown pelican
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2024
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - brown-pelican frozen in-flight]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - large-wings]
*[inlet jetty dramatic dawn-light jetty rocks pool-reflection Freebird]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - very active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week]
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SUNRISE - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - EARLY Tuesday
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - July 4th, 2023
Choppy Sea - Sunrise drama at the Inlet - Summer 2023
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - inlet jetty - dramatic up light]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning-light - active ocean-inlet]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day! - Independance Day!]
SUNRISE - #133 in Explore 10/31/24
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - July 5th, 2024 - Summer '24
calm scene - Public Beach - Atlantic Ocean Inlet - sun stream
Vilano Beach - Atlantic Ocean - First Light - jetty boulders
Choppy Sea - Sunrise Drama at the Inlet - Summer 2024
4th of July Holiday - Northern Florida - The Treasure Coast
*[left-double-click for a closer look - golden glow on a sandy veil]
*[Moody Morning - dramatic dawn - orange-gold light - sun-up]
*[inlet jetty - dramatic dawn light - jetty - rocks - pool reflection]
*[Atlantic Ocean - warm-morning light - very active ocean inlet]
*[pelicans - seagulls - great egret - snowy egret - wood stork]
*[Start of the Day - Gorgeous Day - Independance Day Week]
*[pretty special: a few wave-tips lit up by the sunrise sunlight]
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Summer SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
*[Curved Wave Sets]
Fort Castillo de San Marcos - Masonry Fortress
Oldest U.S. City - 1513 - Summer 2024 - 7/4/24
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - NE Florida
Independence Day 2024 - July 4th, 2024
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - NE star-point-corner]
Construction on the fortress was from 1672-1695. The native
coquina (soft shell) stone was quarried from a local island.
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History of Saint Augustine: Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain in 1513. (Christopher Columbus discovered North America in 1492 but actually landed in the Bahamas.) Other Spanish explorers later found gold and silver in Mexico and Peru. The treasure was sent back to Spain in ships sailing in the Gulf Stream. Some Spanish settlements needed to be built in Florida to protect the Spanish Treasure fleets. King Phillip II of Spain sent Pedro Menendez to settle in Florida and drive out French garrisons recently established there. In September 1565, Pedro Menendez with 700 soldiers and colonists, landed here and founded St. Augustine, making it the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America.
History, plus 43 miles of white sand beaches bring over three
million visitors a year to St. Augustine and St. Johns County.
Our 11th-consecutive-year visiting this magnificent city on the
4th of July. A great city with so much Florida and U.S. History!
You really should visit. Well worth the trip. Thanks for looking.
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Summer SUNRISE ~ Independence Day Week
Vilano Beach ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ Summer 2019 ~ 7/6/19
[snowy egret]
SUNSET - Bridge of Lions - 1924 - St. Augustine, FL USA
Saint Augustine Harbor - Oldest City in the U.S.A. - 1513
Fourth of July Bridge Celebration 2024 - July 4th, 2024
----------Independence Day 2024----------U.S.A.!
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Sunset City Skyline]
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