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Fort Mose (pronounce Mosay) was two different forts established at different times by the Spanish when Florida was their colony. It was manned by escaped slaves from the English Carolina colonies.

The first fort was established in 1738. Following the murder of some inhabitats at the fort by British Indian allies, the fort was abandoned and its inhabitants resettled in St. Augustine. In 1740, British forces led by James Oglethorpe of Georgia attacked and captured it.

In the counter attack, Oglethorpes forces were defeated by free blacks, Spanish colonial troops, and Indian allies. The fort was destroyed in the battle.

In 1752, the Spanish built a second fort and forcibly relocated most of St Augustines blacks there.

Following the Peace of Paris of 1763, in which Spain's ally France was defeated, Spain gave Florida to the English. Most of St Augustine's free blacks (about 700 or 800) migrated to Cuba.

There is no fort to visit today, only a small state park with a small, but good exhibit explaining the history of the forts.

The sites of the former forts consist of a park behind the visitor's center and a mound within a marsh which can be viewed from a boardwalk.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Mose_Historic_State_Park
www.floridastateparks.org/fortmose/

Taken in: United States / Florida / St. Augustine (show map)

Taken on: September 18, 2014

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