. A guide to Florida for tourists, sportsmen and settlers . 3 3< c75. 4-1 O X ST. AUGUSTINE 113 two thousand inhabitants. The fort was com-pleted, in almost its present form, under DonAlonzo Fernandez de Herrera, 1755. For oversixty years Apalachian captives had been work-ing on it. It was at that time called St. Johnsfort; when it came to be called San Marco seemsuncertain. In 1763 Florida was ceded to the English. became the seat of great governmentalactivity, for under the English rule roads werebuilt, agriculture was encouraged and for thefirst time in centuries the colony
. A guide to Florida for tourists, sportsmen and settlers . 3 3< c75. 4-1 O X ST. AUGUSTINE 113 two thousand inhabitants. The fort was com-pleted, in almost its present form, under DonAlonzo Fernandez de Herrera, 1755. For oversixty years Apalachian captives had been work-ing on it. It was at that time called St. Johnsfort; when it came to be called San Marco seemsuncertain. In 1763 Florida was ceded to the English. became the seat of great governmentalactivity, for under the English rule roads werebuilt, agriculture was encouraged and for thefirst time in centuries the colony became self-supporting, even profitable. There are many ac-curate accounts of the city during this was an interesting and cultivated societyresident there. The population was considerably increased bythe Minorcans, Greeks and Italians who escapedfrom Dr. Turnbull at New Smyrna. They hadbeen brought there under indentures to do agri-cultural labor for an English company, but hadbeen ill-treated until they revolted. The Span-ish names of St. Augustine, many o
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