Mission Nombre de Dios
This
scene has so much going for it, I don’t know where to start! First of all, this
is called the Rustic Altar, and is a replica of the first primitive altar used
at St. Augustine’s founding in September 1565. The backdrop is amazingly
beautiful . . . clear blue waters, palms, marshes in the distance. At far left
you can see part of the Fountain of Youth Park complex. Most interesting to me
is the gravestone at right, as I am a self-proclaimed taphophile and love not
only reading the names on stones but researching people’s lives. I went through
the entire Find A Grave database to discover the identity of the person, and as
close as I can tell, the stone belongs to Maggie Scott, who was the wife of C.
Scott and died in November 1890 just before her 20TH birthday. If
anyone has visited this stone and knows whether or not it is indeed Maggie
Scott’s, feel free to let me know in the comments.
St. George Street
If
you love watching historical interpreters do things old-school, Colonial
Quarter’s the place for you! (Honestly, they didn’t pay me to write that . . .
I’m just being cheesy). Here you can see a 16TH century-style
caravel rising from the ground, nail by nail, plank by plank. Fascinating
stuff. I wouldn’t recommend pestering the workers if any happen to be on hand,
but they’re glad to answer questions. The plaque at right explains the what’s,
why’s, and how’s of the project. And no, they probably won’t let anyone just
walk in and start hammering away without a care in the world, though I admit it
would probably cross my mind.
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