Fort Mose Historic State Park

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name = Fort Mose Historic State Park

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caption = Site of the old fort
nhl = yes
location = St. Johns County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = St. Augustine, Florida
locmapin = Florida
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 55
lat_seconds = 39.68
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 19
long_seconds = 30.61
long_direction = W
area =
designated_nhl = October 12, 1994cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2214&ResourceType=Site |title=Fort Mose Site|date=2008-06-20|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 12, 1994cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-06-21|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Fort Mose Historic State Park (originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose) is a U.S. National Historic Landmark (designated as such on October 12, 1994), located two miles north of St. Augustine, Florida, on the eastern edge of a marsh. It is also a Florida State Park. Also spelled Fort Moosa or Fort Mossa.

History

Fort Mose (pronounced "Moh-say") was the first free black settlement legally sanctioned in what would become the United States. The community began when Florida was a Spanish colony. The Colonial Governor, Manuel Montiano, established the fortified town in 1738, where it became a haven for escaped slaves from the English colonies to the north. Because of this, it is considered a precursor site of the Underground Railroad. [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/underground/fl2.htm Aboard the Underground Railroad - Fort Mose Site] ]

The military leader at the fort was a man of African origin named Francisco Menendez [Berlin, Ira. "Many Thousands Gone". p. 74]

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External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/St.+Johns/state.html St. Johns County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=St.%20Johns St. Johns County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.nps.gov/casa/home/ftmose.htm Fort Mose] at [http://www.nps.gov The National Park Service]
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2214&ResourceType=Site Fort Mose Site] at [http://www.cr.nps.gov The National Park Service - Links to the Past]
* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/fortmose Fort Mose Historic State Park] at [http://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPFM&CU_ID=1 Fort Mose Historic State Park] at [http://www.wildernet.com Wildernet]
* [http://www.fortmose.org Fort Mose Historical Society]
* [http://www.archaeology.org/9609/abstracts/ftmose.html Legacy of Fort Mose] at [http://www.archaeology.org Archaeology Magazine]
* [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/histarch/mose.htm Fort Mose: America's Black Colonial Fortress of Freedom] at [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu Florida Museum Of Natural History]
* [http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213580/fortmose1.html Fort Mose] at [http://library.thinkquest.org ThinkQuest]
* [http://www.blacksonville.com/fortmose.htm Fort Mose: A Legacy That Can Not Be Ignored] at [http://www.blacksonville.com Blacksonville.com]
* [http://www.oldcity.com/sites/mose Fort Mose: Free African Settlement] at [http://www.oldcity.com OldCity.com]
* [http://www.fortmose.com Fort Mose Historic Site]