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Saint Augustine. 1565 Anciently Spanish
ANCIENT SPANISH CATES AT ST. AUGUSTINE
Tho Old Spanish Gates at St. Augustine. Around tlio walls was a moat filled with water and a hedge of Spanish bayonet plants. A description In 1783 says entrance was by a drawbridge over the moat and thru the gate. The sentry boxes are visible at the gate. Neat' by is old Fort San Marco (Ft. Marion now) an interesting example of medieval castle and fort, living quarters, barracks and dungeons.
OLDEST HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES, ST. AUGUSTINI
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from 15?l The °Sool?Mpr*Ji- T'1” 0I,Icst Houso apparently dntci to the traveler* anni? n ' f ‘,lslor>col collection is a rare pleasure romantic period In** .{“tori>mtion of that ancient, perilous un< there love ?ho aides? l,h' K,"rlk" >» tl.o "Wishing- Well" ***** the oldest httint? in u?irBy e" 11,0 "'°rI‘l, still finds romance ** your Journev	il,i e.fT country. And when you finis*
“WishiuR Well” at the om 2Trull you will find th. tho mother colony of Cafffd tpanlsh settlement at San Diego uls may bo mlrr.U^tMie^^ IOV°'S 1—
Zero Monuments
TOP, SAN ANTOMO. TEXAS BOTTOM, SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
The zero stone at Sail Diego was dedicated 1923, by an address of President Coolidge read by Col. Ed Fletcher of San Diego.
The zero stone at San Antonio was dedicated 192-1. by Gov. Pat Neff, city, state, federal and army officials, women's clubs and the Old Freighters Association.
A monument will be dedicated at St. Augustine, Florida. April 3, 1929, in connection with three days of old Spanish pageantry. A cut of (lie monument is shown on page 13; it is globe.of coquina, a material typical of the “Ancient City." It will stand with the Ponce de Leon monument, the Bridge of Lions and other symbols of Saint Augustine's romantic history and characteristic of her present-day charm.-
It was erected by tbe Exchange Club. City, state, and national officials, and representatives of tho Spanish government will participate in the ceremonies. A motorcade will start from San Diego,- Cal., others will join along the
The dedication will be a celebration of victory by the men and women whose labors, after thirteen years of work, have opened a new world to the American people in those lands that were a wonderful world to the Spanish conquis-tadores and the faithful padres centuries ago.
At the celebration there will be a business session for the election of new officers of the national Old Spanish Trail organization and to decide upon future policies now that tlie highway construction is so well advanced.
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