The Standard guide to StAugustine and Fort MarionPractical information for tourists, descriptions of all points of interests; and an historical summary . THE OLO MARKET. 56 The Standard ST. GEORGE STREET AND PLAZA. as a music stand for the benefit of the St. Augustine Hotel guestsin particular, and the whole town in general. The fountains are supplied by the flow of artesian wells; and thewater is strongly impregnated with sulphur. If allowed to standin the open air, the sulphur taste and odor disappear. Always a place of public assembly, the Plaza has been the sceneof two incidents w
The Standard guide to StAugustine and Fort MarionPractical information for tourists, descriptions of all points of interests; and an historical summary . THE OLO MARKET. 56 The Standard ST. GEORGE STREET AND PLAZA. as a music stand for the benefit of the St. Augustine Hotel guestsin particular, and the whole town in general. The fountains are supplied by the flow of artesian wells; and thewater is strongly impregnated with sulphur. If allowed to standin the open air, the sulphur taste and odor disappear. Always a place of public assembly, the Plaza has been the sceneof two incidents which strikingly illustrate the curious vicissitudesof the towns history. The first of these was on that historic nightin the year 1776 when the British subjects of King George IV. as-sembled here and burned in effigy two of the signers of the Decla-ration of Independence; and the second, a hundred years later, wasthe Fourth of July gathering of St. Augustine in mass meeting onthe Plaza to applaud the reading of that Declaration. Originally, no doubt, the square was designed as a parade for themaneuvering of troops. On a map of the town in British times, The Standard Guide. 57 as given in
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