08/29/2022
Happy Birthday, St. Augustine! 🎂
Today (Aug. 28) marks 457 years since Admiral Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his crew first spotted the land that would be claimed for the King and Queen of Spain, and would become the charming city you see today.
That was 42 years before Jamestown was established and 55 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock! St. Augustine remains the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States.
Shown: A statue of Admiral Menéndez in front of City Hall