Tolomato Cemetery
This
old cemetery dates from the 1700s and is one of St. Augustine’s fascinating historic
burial grounds. Because I really enjoy studying such places, I thought it would
be interesting to pick a random handful of people buried at Tolomato and
breathe their names to life again. Let’s remember Antonia M. Sabate Arnau (born
20 Sep 1788, died 28 Aug 1829), Lucas Creyon (an Irishman, born 1785, died 21
Oct 1821), Sebastián Étien (French, born 1736, died 09 Dec 1787), Catherina Babbes
Llambias (born 1728 in Spain, died 1800), Bartolo A. Masters (born 15 Sep 1825,
d. 06 Dec 1865, a Civil War veteran), and Christianna Bradford O’Sullivan (born
18 Mar 1816, died 05 Oct 1841). If you have a moment, maybe you could try and
learn something about these folks.
St. George Street
There
are so many ways in which old St. Augustine shows it charm; this is just one of
them. This beautiful fountain is located at the “back” entrance to St. George Street, near St. George Inn. The old clock in the background is nice too.
Imagine just sitting here with some Whetstone’s Chocolates, enjoying the warm
sea breeze, listening to the seagulls overhead . . . trust me, even if you’ve
just returned from vacation, you’ll want to go again, like, now. And that bench in the left
background looks pretty inviting too . . .
(c) 2015 St. Augustine Fridays
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