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St. Augustine!!

By Michael

St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States, and was founded by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, who was an experienced admiral for Spain. The city is located in northeast Florida, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intercoastal Waterway.

On August 28, 1565, the Feast Day of St. Augustine, Menendez arrived off the coast of Florida, with orders to colonize the territory. Eleven days later, Menendez and his 600 soldiers conquered an Indian village and named it St. Augustine. St. Augustine is the oldest permanent European settlement on the North American continent. Sir Francis Drake from England attacked and burned the town is 1586. Captain John Davis, who was a pirate, robbed St. Augustine killing sixty people.
Today it has a population of 11,629 people. Tourism, food processing, boat building, printing, and bookbinding are among St. Augustine's industries. There are 144 blocks of historic houses.

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