Advertisement
« previous next »
Castillo San Marcos outside wall  
   

Castillo San Marcos outside wall

The outside wall of the Castillo San Marcos. One of the corner diamonds faces front, with the former moat in front of it. The drawbridge across the moat is on the right.
Everything old is new again

March 28th 2011
St. Augustine I spent the day in St. Augustine. As the town tourist authorities love to point out, it’s the oldest continuously occupied city in the US. That is less impressive than it sounds. The town changed hands multiple times over the centuries, so it has ... read more
North America » United States » Florida » Saint Augustine

American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.03s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 5; qc: 4; dbt: 0.0043s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb