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Saint Augustine

St. Augustine… Founded in 1565, the Spanish established St. Augustine. St. Augustine is the oldest European and African-American continuously occupied settlement in the United States. Forty-two years before Jamestown and fifty-five years before the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Castillo de San Marcos stands as the oldest and largest masonry fortress within the continental United States. The Castillo…

Decoration Day…

Memorial Day, was originally called Decoration Day, a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America.  As a child I remember my Grandparents calling Memorial Day, Decoration Day.    I asked; “Why is today called Decoration Day? “, it was explained to me, this is the day…

Hunter’s Moon

The moon will rise at 7:38 p.m. Eastern, having become full at 5:50 p.m. eastern. The first full moon after the Harvest Moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon. October 2013. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that some Native Americans would call tonight’s moon A Hunter’s Moon because it started the beginning of hunting season to…