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Aerial view of Matanzas Inlet, Florida, between Flagler Beach and St. Augustine. Matanzas Inlet is a channel in Florida between two barrier islands and the mainland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the south end of the Matanzas River. It is 14 miles (23 km) south of St. Augustine, in the southern part of St. Johns County.
MV Woods Hole is a passenger and vehicle ferry operated by the Steamship Authority. The Authority awarded the vessel's $40.4 million [ 2 ] construction contract to Conrad Shipyard , located in Morgan City, Louisiana , in December 2014. [ 1 ]
The port of St. Augustine was used as a naval facility for from late 18th-century onward. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As the nation's oldest seaport is the safest place for maritime activities. Facilities
The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, doing business as The Steamship Authority (SSA), is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well an operator of ferry services between the mainland and the islands.
Spanish Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, founder of St. Augustine, moved his initial settlement to Anastasia Island after a revolt by the Timucuan Indians in 1566. [7] This settlement was short-lived, and the colonists moved back to the mainland [8] at the site of present-day downtown St. Augustine. Original Anastasia Island lighthouse, now ...
A Spanish-Cuban slave ship that wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys after a running gun battle with a Royal Navy anti-slavery patrol ship. USS Helena I United States Navy: 11 September 1919 A yacht that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. Henrietta Marie England: 1700 A slave ship sunk off Florida Keys. Herrera Spain ...
View of the Matanzas Bay from the Castillo de San Marcos United States Topographical Map of St. Augustine, Florida. Matanzas Bay is a saltwater bay in St. Johns County, Florida; the entrance to the bay from the South Atlantic is via St. Augustine inlet. Technically this stretch of water running along the city's waterfront is part of the ...
One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Belle Isle: Miami-Dade Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay: Big Coppitt Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Big Mullet Key: 8.72 ha; 21.6 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Big Pine Key: 9.8 square miles (25 km 2) Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Big ...