. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . .97: AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. 193 ing a cross. The oldest of these bells is marked 1682. The old Convent of St. Marysis a suggestive relic of the days of papal rule. The new convent is a tasteful buildingof the ancient coquina. The United-States barracks, recently remodelled and improved,are said to have been built as a convent, or monastery. The old government-house, orpalace, is now i
. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . .97: AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. 193 ing a cross. The oldest of these bells is marked 1682. The old Convent of St. Marysis a suggestive relic of the days of papal rule. The new convent is a tasteful buildingof the ancient coquina. The United-States barracks, recently remodelled and improved,are said to have been built as a convent, or monastery. The old government-house, orpalace, is now in use as the post-office and United-States court-rooms. At its rear is awell-preserved relic of what seems to have been a fortification to protect the town froman over-the-river or inland attack. An older house than this, formerly occupied by theattorney-general, was pulled down a few years ago. Its ruins are still a curiosity, andare called (though incorrectly) the governors Interior of St. Marks Castle. The Plaza de la Constitucion is a fine public square in the centre of the town,on which stand the ancient markets, and which is faced by the cathedral, the old palace,the convent, a modern Episcopal church, and other fine structures. In the centre of theplaza stands a monument erected in honor of the Spanish Liberal Constitution. The old Huguenot burying-ground is a spot of much interest; so is the militaryburying-ground, where rest the remains of those who fell near here during the prolongedSeminole War. Under three pyramids of coquina, stuccoed and whitened, are the ashesof Major Dade and one hundred and seven men of his command, who were massacredby Osceola and his band. A fine sea-wall of nearly a mile in length, built of coquina, 194 PICTURESQUE AMERICA. with a coping of granite, protects the entire ocean-front of the city, and furnishes adelightful promenade of a moonlight evening. In full view of this is the old light-houseon Anastasia Island, buil
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