For the first time in hundreds of years, a fort now stands at Fort Mose historic site in St. Augustine. The life-sized replica aims to help tell the story of how the Underground Railroad first ran ...

There now is a fort at Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine.In comparison to Castillo de San Marcos, the massive fort a few miles to the south, it’s a small structure. And it isn’t the ...

The reconstructed wooden Fort at Fort Mose Historic State Park provides visitors a look at life at the 1740 First Free Black community in North America Fort Mose Historic State Park is the site of the ...

Fort Mose, located near St. Augustine, Florida, is the site of the first free-slave settlement in what is now the United States. Established in 1738, Fort Mose provided refuge for those escaping ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Seriesis set for its fourth event from Feb. 6-16, 2025, with Macy Gray among the announced headliners. Held at Fort Mose Historic State Park, the ...

Honors first legally sanctioned free Black community in present-day United States ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, January 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a ...

Soldiers reenact a battle at Fort Mose. Located just outside of St. Augustine, Fort Mose was the first free, Black settlement in what would become the United States of America. Florida Park Service It ...

The Fort Mose Historical Society and the Florida State Parks Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Jan. 19, to begin building a full-scale replica of the original fort built in Fort ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is proud to announce a special evening event, “Castillo by Candlelight: The Mose Story,” scheduled for Saturday, February 24. This unique ...

The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series returns Feb. 6-15 to St. Augustine’s Fort Mose Historic State Park. The lineup of internationally renowned artists includes Gary Clark Jr., Don Was and the ...