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June 2nd 2015
Published: June 2nd 2015
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This 400-year old Spanish structure is Saint Augustine’s most famous attraction. It was built by the Spanish colonizers over a 20-year period in the late 1600s to replace nine previous wooden fortifications. It effectively protected the colony’s strategic location and inhabitants from attacks by pirates and the British. Today it is a National Monument run by the US National Parks Service (NPS... Read Full Entry



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Hi, everyone. I am a retired Canadian senior, living in Ottawa. My dear wife Margo and I used to love to travel just about everywhere, especially as “snowbirds” in the winter. Although we can no longer travel for medical reasons, I've been travelling and taking photos for many years, so I still want to share some tales and photos from our vast collection. with you. Cheers, Eh? ... full info
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Gunner re-enactors give periodic demonstrations of musket and cannon fire.Gunner re-enactors give periodic demonstrations of musket and cannon fire.
Gunner re-enactors give periodic demonstrations of musket and cannon fire.
San Agustin bastion is the main one overlooking the harbour.San Agustin bastion is the main one overlooking the harbour.
San Agustin bastion is the main one overlooking the harbour.
sentry tower closeupsentry tower closeup
sentry tower closeup
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preservation
painstaking workpainstaking work
painstaking work
Governor Haldimand during brief British rule after Treaty of Paris, was later Governor of Quebec.Governor Haldimand during brief British rule after Treaty of Paris, was later Governor of Quebec.
Governor Haldimand during brief British rule after Treaty of Paris, was later Governor of Quebec.
one of the many Spaniards who left when the British took overone of the many Spaniards who left when the British took over
one of the many Spaniards who left when the British took over
This whopper could fire the largest cannon ball three and a half miles (6 km).This whopper could fire the largest cannon ball three and a half miles (6 km).
This whopper could fire the largest cannon ball three and a half miles (6 km).
exploded cannonexploded cannon
exploded cannon
This bronze 15 inch mortar could shoot an enormous projectile more than a mile.This bronze 15 inch mortar could shoot an enormous projectile more than a mile.
This bronze 15 inch mortar could shoot an enormous projectile more than a mile.
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1724 mortar nfo



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