02/26/2013
Eight Flags reigned over Fernandina. The town is called Isle of 8 Flags because starting with the French in 1562, which founded the town, it changed over to Spanish after a battle in 1565, and a mission was established in 1573. From there the British got possession in 1763 from a treaty with Spain, then after the Revolutionary WAr, USA let it go back to the Spaniards. That did not last long, and US took control in 1812, then Spain again, then Mexico, and then Confederates, and ultimately US again and fina