Category: Community

State Park celebrates Black History Month

Terri Newmans reported to Historic City News that The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fort Mose Historic State Park will celebrate Black History Month at the first free black community in the United States.

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Fire in Flagler Estates leaves six homeless

Jeremy Robshaw, Public Information Officer with St. Johns County Fire Rescue, informed Historic City News local reporters that emergency personnel responded to a residential structure fire in Flagler Estates in the wee-hours of the morning.

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Bones found on Castillo grounds

The National Park Service says that they are not certain whether bones discovered outside the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument are human or not, however, samples have been sent for forensic identification.

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Excelsior Cultural Center

Historic City News notes that Excelsior School was built in the heart of Lincolnville in 1925 — across the street from two school buildings dating back to the Flagler Era of the late 1800’s.

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Safe Routes to School benefit St Johns

Florida Department of Transportation District Safety Engineer Scott Lent, informed local St. Johns County reporters at Historic City News that walking to school will soon become a safer option for students at Switzerland Middle and Hickory Creek Elementary schools.

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Marriage Licenses Applications – 2/6/2011

The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.

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