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Stray Rounds: Flintlock Musket – 101
Screw It!
The most common source of misfires in flintlock firearms is a loose flint.
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Republican Unity Rally planned for October 22
Party Chairman Harlan Mason invited Republican readers of Historic City News in St. Augustine and St. Johns County to attend a political rally, educational and social event later this month at the St. Augustine Shrine Club.
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Looking back on Founders Day 2011
Florida Living History, Inc. in partnership with Mission Nombre de Dios, updated local Historic City News reporters with an “after action report” on last month’s commemoration of the 446th anniversary of the founding of the city of St. Augustine in 1565.
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Progress continues on SR-207 multi-use trail
Historic City News was updated today on the construction of a 3-mile connecting trail being built about a mile south of Vermont Heights; then running to Armstrong Road, following SR-207 in western St. Johns County.
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Road repairs and maintenance planned
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
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Rain, rain, go away
St. Augustine and St. Johns County outdoor events planning to take advantage of recent cooler weather will be getting rain on their parades; according to National Weather Service advisories received by Historic City News.
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Man facing death penalty for assaults on child
Accusations in St. Johns County that a 66 year-old Fort McCoy man has sexually abused a 12 year-old girl, has led detectives to arrest George Robert Lightkep — who resides at 25344 E 139th Lane Northeast.
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Happy 107th birthday Mama Rena
On a corn, cotton and watermelon farm in Barnwell, S.C., during the first term of President Theodore Roosevelt, St. Augustine resident Rena H. Ayers came into this world with no idea what an exciting journey was ahead.
