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Title: Fort Mose Historical State Park
Post by: Metro Jacksonville on June 16, 2009, 06:27:32 AM
Fort Mose Historical State Park

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Located only two miles north of historic St. Augustine, Fort Mose was the first free black settlement in what would become the United States.


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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-jun-fort-mose-historical-state-park
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Post by: JeffreyS on June 16, 2009, 10:03:02 AM
Wow I had no idea.
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Post by: JaxNative68 on June 16, 2009, 10:11:26 AM
A little history I never knew.  Thanks.
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Post by: Jason on June 16, 2009, 02:30:17 PM
Excellent article.  Although I've been to Fort Mose, I still learned more about our local history.

Makes me even more proud to be a native Floridian.
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Post by: Omarvelous09 on June 16, 2009, 03:37:26 PM
Its surprising how so few people know about Fort Mose. Its such a great part of Florida history.
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Post by: Coolyfett on June 16, 2009, 05:33:29 PM
Oglethorpe, was he English or an American dude?
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Post by: riverside_mail on June 16, 2009, 07:37:15 PM
He was the founder of the Georgia colony, so technically he was English.
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