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2. St. Augustine grass - Wikipedia

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   St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), also known as buffalo turf in Australia and buffalo grass in South Africa, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a warm-season lawn grass that is popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions. It is a medium- to high-maintenance grass that forms a thick, carpetlike sod ...

3. St. Augustine, Florida - Wikipedia

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   St. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida. 101 102. The city of St. Augustine operates under a city commission government, specifically the commissioner-manager form, with an elected mayor, vice mayor, and city commission. Additionally, the government includes a city manager, city attorney, city clerk, and various city ...

4. Castillo de San Marcos - Wikipedia

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   Designated NMON. October 15, 1924. The Castillo de San Marcos (Spanish for "St. Mark's Castle") is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, Florida. It was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza, with construction beginning in 1672, 107 years after the ...

5. Fort Matanzas National Monument - Wikipedia

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   Fort Matanzas National Monument (Spanish: Fuerte Matanzas) is the site where the Spanish built a fort. It was designated a United States National Monument on October 15, 1924. [2] The monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort called Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres (0.4 km 2) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the ...

6. Bridge of Lions - Wikipedia

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   82001040. Added to NRHP. 19 November 1982 [1] The Bridge of Lions is a double-leaf bascule bridge that spans the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. A part of State Road A1A, it connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island across Matanzas Bay. A pair of copies of the marble Medici lions guard the bridge, begun ...

7. Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park - Wikipedia

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   June 13, 2016. The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is a privately owned 15-acre (61,000 m 2) park in St. Augustine, Florida, located along Hospital Creek, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It has been touted as the likely 1513 Florida landing site of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon, although no evidence has been found to substantiate this ...