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BEACHES
HISTORY’S QUIET SOLITUDE
Shaped by a mix of cultures ranging from early Spanish settlers in the 1500’s to invading golfers in the 1980’s,
Our Historic First Coast beaches have a rich and unique history. Ponce de Leon, a Spanish explorer best known for his pursuit of the legendary “Fountain of Youth”, landed on what would later become Ponte Vedra Beach on April 2, 1513. Seeing no suitable harbor, he sailed south and landed where Don Pedro Menendez founded the nation’s oldest city of
St. Augustine in 1565.
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