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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
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabal_palmetto
The sabal palmetto (also known as cabbage palm),
is the state tree of both South Carolina and Florida.
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - SW Tower - SW Corner]
*[each of the four towers were once painted bright red, long
gone with the centuries of beach 'sandblasting' salt, wind &
pelting rain. Although, some of the original 'red paint' is still
visible (here) tucked into the 'furthest corner' away from the
beach onshore winds. The walls were once plastered white]
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
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightner_Museum
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Flagler
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Monica_Hotel
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
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Southwest Airlines flight 882 on final approach into runway 9 at Reagan National Airport (DCA) from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). Boeing 737-700.
Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-7H4, reg. N946WN. Taxing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL), in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
N727SW - Boeing B-737-7H4/W - Southwest Airlines
(special "NEVADA - Battle Born" - colours)
at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (FLL)
liked the tiles, tones and details in this view...
just after taking this shot, security came by and escorted me to the main office so that I could get 'permission to photograph the premises'... it was all kind of comical but I guess they thought I was trying to obtain images of their facility for professional uses.
The Metra Veteran Unit (METX 120) was spotted on Roosevelt Road in Chicago, IL, on the outbound Southwest Service Train to 179th St/Orland Park.
Southwest Airlines 737-800 comes out of the clouds at Fort Lauderdale to complete its flight from Indianapolis.
On approach into LAX over Bell Gardens, CA on July 26. Aircraft registration N8773Q (Boeing 737 MAX 8)
Just skirting the cloud edge, a Southwest Airlines 737 climbs after departing Cleveland's Hopkins Int.
This is a sign of the southwest monsoon after long days of hot sun and dust. Go Thulusdhoo (Maldives)
The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim is meant as a landscape camera; for some reason the aesthetic doesn't feel the same with a vertical shot. This is one of the few Vertical Vivs I've taken that I like. Downtown Phoenix, Washington and Central Avenue.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim with Kodak Elitechrome EBX 35mm ISO100 slide film cross-processed as a color negative. No other effects added. Development by Tempe Camera.
Southwest Trains Class 450 Desiro 450557 and 450122 decelerate at Reading with the 13:40 2C33 London Waterloo to Reading.
On the evening of 12-12-16 with the moon rising behind the train, Amtrak's Southwest Chief dashes through the snow at Earlville, IL, in a truly southwestern route in search of the sun and warmer temperatures.