09/12/2026
The first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in America is 15 minutes from downtown St. Augustine. ποΈ
Fort Mose (est. 1738): enslaved people escaped the British Carolinas and risked everything to reach Spanish Florida, where freedom was granted at St. Augustine. The community at Mose became the first legally recognized free Black settlement on the continent. Today: free grounds (9-5 daily), the Flight to Freedom trail, a marsh boardwalk, birding, kayak launch; museum $2 (Thu-Mon); first-Saturday militia reenactments.
Maybe the most important 40 acres in Florida.
Via: Florida State Parks
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