St. Augustine is the first city in the U.S. It's historical ownership starts with the Spanish, the British the Spanish again, and finally American. We toured the lighthouse museum and learned that the country's first lighthouse is no longer used, this one replaced it. We also toured Castillo de San Marcos. . . construction of this fort started in 1672.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
The lightkeeper's house... looks pretty grand.
Two pics showing cannons and the drawbridge.
The walls are constructed of a shell mix, it would absorb a cannon ball and not crumble.
We were treated to a re-creation of a Spanish cannon firing done by volunteers in wool outfits in horrible heat.
No cannon balls, just loud noise and smoke
Outlook turret
An original bronze cannon
View of some of the rooms on the lower level
One of the barracks
The oldest original house in the city
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