Vilano Beach in Florida
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Vilano Beach, Florida

Vilano Beach is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It is listed as the Villano Beach census-designated place (CDP) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population was 2,678 at the 2010 census.

Located at 29.9349, -81.303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Census-designated places in St. Johns County, Florida, Beaches of Florida, Jacksonville metropolitan area

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine is a city in Northeast Florida and the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States. The county seat of St. Johns County, it is part of Florida's First Coast region and the Jacksonville metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 12,975.

Located at 29.8942, -81.3133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cities in St. Johns County, Florida, Populated coastal places in Florida, County seats in Florida, Jacksonville metropolitan area, Populated places established in 1565, United States colonial and territorial capitals, Spanish Florida, World Digital Library related, 1565 establishments in New Spain

Matanzas River

Matanzas River is a body of water located in St. Johns and Flagler counties in Florida. It is a narrow saltwater bar-bounded estuary sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island. The Matanzas River is 23 miles in length and extends from St. Augustine Inlet southward to approximately 6.5 miles south of the Matanzas Inlet on the southern tip of Anastasia Island. The river is part of the Intracoastal Waterway. The Matanzas River at St.

Located at 29.9139, -81.2837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Florida, Intracoastal Waterway, Geography of Flagler County, Florida, Geography of St. Johns County, Florida

Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse

The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse is a wooden structure located at 14 St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida near the city gate. It is touted as being the oldest wooden school building in the United States. The exact date of construction is unknown, but it first appears on tax records in 1716. There are no extant wooden buildings in St. Augustine built prior to 1702 when the British burned the city.

Located at 29.8974, -81.3136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in the 1700s, Defunct schools in Florida, St. Augustine, Florida, Schoolhouses in the United States, Museums in St. Augustine, Florida, History museums in Florida, Education museums in the United States, Superlatives

Siege of St. Augustine (1702)

The Siege of St. Augustine was an action in Queen Anne's War during November and December 1702. It was conducted by English provincial forces from the Province of Carolina and their native allies, under the command of Carolina's governor James Moore, against the Spanish colonial fortress of Castillo de San Marcos at St. Augustine, in Spanish Florida. After destroying coastal Spanish communities north of St. Augustine, Moore's forces arrived at St.

Located at 29.8978, -81.3114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1702, Battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, Sieges involving Spain, Sieges involving England, Spanish Florida, Pre-statehood history of South Carolina, 1702 in North America, Queen Anne's War

Huguenot Cemetery

The Huguenot Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida located across from the historic City Gate was a Protestant burial ground between the years 1821 and 1884. The Spanish colonial city of St. Augustine, along with the entire Florida Territory became defacto American possessions after the 1819 signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty. The actual physical occupation of the city and Florida territory occurred in 1821. Prior to American occupation the Spanish city of St.

Located at 29.8982, -81.314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Huguenot history in the United States, St. Augustine, Florida, Protected areas of St. Johns County, Florida, Protestant Reformed cemeteries

Tolomato Cemetery

Tolomato Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located on Cordova Street in St. Augustine, Florida. The cemetery was the former site of "Tolomato", a village of Guale Indian converts to Christianity and the Franciscan monks who ministered to them. The site of the village and Franciscan mission is noted on a 1737 map of St. Augustine.

Located at 29.897, -81.3151 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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St. Augustine, Florida, Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States, Protected areas of St. Johns County, Florida

Colonial Quarter

For most of its history, the Colonial Quarter has been known as the Colonial Spanish Quarter. This site closed in fall 2011 and is currently (as of December 2012) closed and is in the middle of a large remodelling project.

Located at 29.8966, -81.3131 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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St. Johns County, Florida, Visitor attractions in Florida