May 23, 2015 – February 7, 2016

St. Augustine at 450: A Look at the Oldest European City in the U.S.

EXHIBIT TYPE: Past
St. Augustine at 450: A Look at the Oldest European City in the U.S.
St. Augustine at 450: A Look at the Oldest European City in the U.S.

By the time the first Pilgrims set foot in New England, Spanish settlers had been strolling the cobblestone-lined streets of St. Augustine for five decades. St. Augustine at 450: A Look at the Oldest European City in the U.S.featured more than 40 original maps, charts and color lithographs of the city, which was originally settled by Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565. The exhibit also featured early 19th century lithographs depicting street scenes of the Spanish settlement.