St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida’s First Muster Site
Florida National Guard
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 25, 2020
1. Florida’s First Muster Site Marker
Florida’s first muster site
Saint Augustine, Florida
16 September 1565
Erected by Florida Department of Military Affairs.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 53.215′ N, 81° 18.575′ W. Memorial is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is at the intersection of Marine Street and St. Francis Street, on the left when traveling west on Marine Street. The marker is located on the Florida National Guard Headquarters parade ground. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 82 Marine Street, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in First Coast and in Greater Jacksonville. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Francis Barracks (a few steps from this marker); Patriot Parade Field (a few steps from this marker); Parade Field Structures (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation New Dawn (within shouting distance of this marker); King's Bakery (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Persian Gulf War (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Enduring Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Officers' Quarters (was here, next to this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 25, 2020
2. Florida’s First Muster Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
