Castillo de San Marcos (St. Augustine, Florida) - In Another Minute (358)
- - The Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, is usually simply referred to as the fort by locals. It's actually the oldest masonry fort in the continental USA and well worth a visit. The fort was built by the Spanish, who ruled Florida at the time, on the shore of the Matanzas Bay in 1672. At this point, the town of St. Augustine was already slightly over 100 years old. The fort changed ownership (Spanish, British, United States) and names a few times. An especially dark time was under United States rule when it was called Fort Marion and held many Native American prisoners, including Seminole chief Osceola and Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apache during the mid to late 1800s.
During that time period, Fort Marion became one of the birthplaces of Native American ledger art. They are narrative drawings and paintings on paper or cloth made by Plains Indians.
In 1924, the fort was declared a National Monument and turned over to the National Park Service in 1933. In 1942, it got its original name back: Castillo de San Marcos.
I really like the introduction written on the National Park Service's website about the Castillo de San Marcos. So I'm taking the liberty to quote it here: A monument not only of stone and mortar but of human determination and endurance, the Castillo de San Marcos symbolizes the clash between cultures which ultimately resulted in our uniquely unified nation. Still resonant with the struggles of an earlier time, these original walls provide tangible evidence of America’s grim but remarkable history.
The fort was built by workers from Havana, Cuba, and Native American laborers out of coquina (Spanish for small shells), which is a stone composed naturally of ancient seashells. When I post pictures of the Castillo de San Marcos on my blog, Flickr, Google+ and Facebook, I will include a close-up of the stone full of seashells.
The song in this video is “Serenity” by Jason Shaw of He has made many great songs available via a Creative Commons license. Thank you for all the great (free) music, Jason!
On a personal note: If you look closely, you will see Rachel, Cecil, Tessa, Michael and baby Violet on top of the fort. I had just seen them a few days prior in Gainesville, Florida, when I filmed Tessa getting her All's Well and Fair tattoo. On this day, we met in St. Augustine to celebrate Tessa's birthday (that day) and Cecil's birthday (the day before). Cecil is 18 now! And he wasn't even born when we first began filming All's Well and Fair. Wow!
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ST AUGUSTINE TRAVEL DIARY - THE GOOD AND THE BAD | The Travel Diaries
On this episode of the Travel Diaries, we take a road trip to Saint Augustine Florida. The oldest city in America. We discover its Spanish origins, notice the abundance of tourists, and find some amazing hidden food spots. Oh, and Alligators! #travel #florida
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THE TRAVEL DIARIES - A SOCIAL PANTS EXPERIMENT
Welcome to The Social Pants Experiment. This season, The Travel Diaries.
Last year, I spent my time on daily vlogs. This year (2019) I'm focusing on fewer videos with greater depth of content. Specifically, focused around my extensive travels around the globe.
The term Travel Vlogger gets thrown around a lot these days. It's a standard on YouTube. Consistently trending on Instagram, and can be confusing for those seeking a taste of reality. Let's change that right now!
I write for fun. I travel out of necessity. And, this year- these are my travel diaries. I hope you enjoy.
The Story of Pueblo People
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Opendoor Overview in Jacksonville Florida for 2019 (What You Should Know)
Thinking of selling your home to Opendoor? Curious about all the hype? Here is an in-depth overview of the Opendoor business model and what you can expect when you sell your home to Opendoor. There are things you should know that will save you money.
Like any business, Opendoor needs to make a profit in order to stay in business. That's OK. Opendoor deserves to make a profit for the service they provide. The purpose of this Opendoor overview is to point out where the profit comes from and how they differ from traditional real estate companies. Opendoor promises convenience. That convenience comes at a cost. Remember, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
INDIANA: Was an American Indian Super-Confederacy Possible?
American Indians were never one people (just like Africans or Europeans were never one people)--and charismatic would-be unifiers like Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa found that out the hard way.
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Ponce Inlet Lighthouse (Florida's Tallest) Historic Tour
In this video, we tour the Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998. The lighthouse tower and museum are located 10 miles south of Daytona Beach and are open to the public year-round.
The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Florida and the second tallest masonry lighthouse in the country second only to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Visitors can climb 203 steps to the top of the 175-foot tower and enjoy magnificent views of the World's Most Famous Beach, Ponce Inlet, and surrounding inland waterways from the lighthouse gallery deck.
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse began as the Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse with the purchase of ten acres of land on March 21, 1883. The lighthouse tower design was based on Light-House Board standard plans with modifications made for the specific site. The lantern room was based on the design used at Florida's Fowey Rocks Lighthouse.
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The inlet where the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse stands today has long been known as one of the most treacherous in the southeast. Since 1565, when the entire French fleet of Admiral Jean Ribault was wrecked by a hurricane in the vicinity of this Inlet, many ships have been lost here. The Inlet was explored by Captain Antonio de Prado in 1569 and named Los Mosquitos because of the large number of insects. Captain Álvaro Mexía charted the inlet in 1605, but, except for the planting of a few orange groves, the Spanish never settled the area.
When Great Britain gained the Province of Florida in 1763, plantations were settled in this area, and commerce became so great that the colonial government maintained a beacon or daymark at the entrance to Mosquito Inlet. Spain regained the colony in 1784, but the plantations languished.
After Florida passed to the control of the United States in 1821, the plantations revived, and the need for a lighthouse at this dangerous inlet was recognized as early as 1822. However, it was not until June 30, 1834, that Congress appropriated $11,000 for the construction of the lighthouse.
John Rodman, Collector of Customs for St. Augustine, chose a site on a 12-foot high dune on the south side of the Inlet. Winslow Lewis was selected to oversee construction of the forty-five-foot tall brick tower and the installation of the tower's 15 Winslow Lewis reflector lamps. Construction of the new tower was completed in February 1835, at a cost of $7,494. William H. Williams, a long-time Florida resident, and step-son of prominent plantation owner Joseph Hernandez, was selected as Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse's first keeper. Although moving into the light station's keeper's quarters with his family in 1835, oil for the lighthouse never arrived, and the Williams was never able to light the lamps. He removed their silver reflectors and stored them in a trunk in the keeper's house.
In October 1835, a hurricane struck, washing away the keeper's quarters and undermining the foundations of the lighthouse enough to cause it to lean. The trunk holding the lamp reflectors was lost in the storm. Keeper Williams and his family abandoned the area and moved back to his stepfather's plantation. Two months later, Seminole Indian attacks throughout north Florida signaled the start of the Second Seminole War. In December 1835, a Seminole war party under the leadership of Coacoochee (also known as the Wildcat) attacked homes and settlements along the Halifax and Indian River, including the damaged Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse.
The Seminoles may have discovered some of the lighthouse lamp reflectors which probably washed up on a nearby shore. Three weeks after the attack on the Lighthouse, members of the Mosquito Roarers (one of several Florida militias formed in the early days of the Second Seminole War) reported seeing Coácoochee wearing one of the lamp reflectors as a headdress during the Battle of Dunlawton. Much to the white population's dismay, the Seminoles won the battle, and the area' s white population was forced to abandon the Mosquito Inlet area under fear of death. Unable to repair the leaning lighthouse due to the Native American uprising, the damaged Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse finally toppled into the sea in April 1836. It would take more than 50 years for the government to decide to construct the present lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet.
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Carroll Amateur Golf Tournament
A group of men from the Iowa area tee off in the Carroll Amateur golf tournament. Participants recorded include: Jon Brown, Connor Peck, Jeff Panek, Mike McCoy. Connor Peck, 20, University of Kansas Junior and native of Ankeny was awarded the championship title, Sunday evening.
Ancient Hindu Temple Found in Colombia? San Agustin Archaeological Site
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Hey guys, today I am going to show you a mysterious ancient site in a city called San Agustin in the country of Colombia, which is in South America. I am going to show you some solid evidence that this was built by Hindus who originally came from India. Yes, I do understand that India and Colombia are about 11,000 miles apart. But I hope you will watch till the end of the video and then decide if this site was built by Hindus or not.
Look at this statue in this site, here you can see an eagle like bird holding a snake in its beak and if you look carefully you can see that the snake is also held in the birds talons. While archeologists in Colombia are not able to explain why such a statue is carved here, this is clearly explained both in Hindu scriptures and Hindu sculptures. This bird is called Garuda which has an eternal enmity with the serpent Naga. I want to show you several such carvings from Hindu temples. In temples of India, you can see that, both Garuda and Naga are shown as partial humanoids. However, as Hinduism spread from India to south east Asia, the style slowly began to change. Watch what happened when it reached Vietnam. This scene is almost fully portrayed as a fight between 2 animals. They don't look much like Hindu Gods anymore. It just looks like a bird holding the snake in its beak and talons. Look at the similarity between these 2 statues. Is this a mere coincidence? Or did Hindus travel to Colombia and set up a site here?
Archeologists do not have any good explanations for this statue. They believe that the sculptor merely carved it because he would have seen an eagle catch a snake. Is it possible that this is the case? No, because if that is the case you would have found only one such statue, but there are several statues unearthed in this area with the same motif. This means this statue was important to the creators, it had some deep meaning. Here is a similar statue which has the same iconography, found at a different site, called El Purutal in Colombia. This shows the exact same features, a bird holding a snake in its beak and talons. Multiple statues with the same motif has been found in this area, in fact the city of San Agustin uses this statue as its unofficial logo and sells a ton of mementos with this motif, but without understanding the real meaning of it. But how is it possible that Hindus came all the way from India to Colombia?
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Fun video exploring St Augustine with Patty from G Team Paranormal
Take a tour in St Augustine Florida, the oldest city in the United States. We are Joined by Patty from G team Paranormal. Watch how a fun night of ghost hunting can turn into a nightmare. Thank you for watching and enjoy.
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Matanzas Inlet after Hurricane Matthew
A view of Matanzas Inlet after Hurricane Matthew came though St. Augustine, FL. Video taken with DJI Phantom 4 drone.
ETS16: Energy, Education & Our Future with George P. Bush, Texas General Land Office
@ETS16: How energy, education and veterans intersect at the heart of Texas’ future. How the commissioner is focusing on these themes, and what we can expect.
About ETS16
There is no better place than Zpryme’s flagship ETS16 to debate the state and future of energy. Our looking glass begins and ends with the stories of real people around the globe influencing the grand energy transition. Learn more at: ets16.com
About George P. Bush
George Prescott Bush is a native Texan, born in Houston on April 24, 1976. He was elected Texas Land Commissioner on Nov. 4, 2014, earning more votes than any other statewide candidate on the ballot. Commissioner Bush took office on Jan. 2, 2015. As Texas Land Commissioner, he works to ensure Texas veterans get the benefits they’ve earned, oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education and manages state lands to produce the oil and gas that is helping make America energy independent. Commissioner Bush also watches over the Alamo and preserves historic archives at the General Land Office that date back to the Spanish Empire.
Commissioner Bush has dedicated his life to public service, working as a public school teacher in Miami after graduating from Rice University and serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Commissioner Bush is a successful businessman. He joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP after earning his Juris Doctorate at the University of Texas School of Law. He subsequently co-founded Pennybacker Capital LLC, a real estate private equity firm, in 2007, and St. Augustine Partners LLC, a Fort Worth-based investment firm focused on oil and gas transactions and consulting for private businesses.
Commissioner Bush is also committed to helping fellow Texans in his private life. He co-chaired a $30 million capital campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters in North Texas and served as the co-chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Celebration of Reading. He was the Tarrant County chairman for Uplift Education — a highly successful Dallas-based public charter network focused on closing the achievement gap in inner-city public schools. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.
Commissioner Bush is the grandson of President George H.W. Bush, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the nephew of President George W. Bush. He lives in Austin with his wife, Amanda, and their sons, Prescott and Jack.
Vlog: Amelia Island - Jacksonville, Florida 20150326
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Alligators at Rest in Honesty Lane Lagoon Sun City HHI SC.
Alligators at Rest in Honesty Lane Lagoon Sun City HHI SC.
This clip is of alligators that have done their shaft, and it is time for them to rest.
A little background on the alligator.
Alligators are only native to the United States and China. American alligators are found in the southeast United States. American alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and swamps, as well as in brackish environments[7]. When they construct gator holes in the wetlands, they increase plant diversity and also provide habitat for other animals during drought periods[8]. They are therefore considered an important species for maintaining ecological diversity in wetlands.
Large male alligators are solitary territorial animals. Smaller alligators can often be found in large numbers close to each other. The largest of the species (both males and females), will defend prime territory; smaller alligators have a higher tolerance of other alligators within a similar size class.
Most of the muscle in an alligator's jaw evolved to bite and grip prey. The muscles that close the jaws are exceptionally powerful, but the muscles for opening their jaws are comparatively weak. As a result, an adult human can hold an alligator's jaws shut barehanded. It is common today to use several wraps of duct tape to prevent an adult alligator from opening its jaws when handled or transported.
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King Hagler
“King Hagler” was the leader of the Catawba Indian Nation. He had a reputation as peacekeeper with other tribes and colonists. In 1751, Hagler signed a treaty with the Six Nations. In 1756, Catawba Indians fought alongside George Washington during the French and Indian War. King Hagler signed the Treaty of Pine Tree Hill in 1760, which provided a reservation for the Catawba.
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Top 15 Scariest Paranormal Moments in Ghost Adventures
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In this top 15 list, we look at our picks for the most scary moments involving paranormal activity from the Travel Channel hit TV show, Ghost Adventures. These are, in our opinion, the scariest things the ghost hunters have ever caught on camera from their investigations. Enjoy our analysis of these entries!
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Old Town Orcutt in the Santa Maria Valley, CA
Old Town Orcutt is part of Orcutt, just south of Santa Maria on the Central Coast of California. It was founded as an oil boom town and named for engineer William Warren Orcutt, known as the Dean of Petroleum Geologists.
MIKE WEISS GALLERY - Liao Yibai
Liao Yibai: MADE IN CHINA
October 18, 2012 - November 24, 2012
Mike Weiss Gallery is pleased to present MADE IN CHINA, Chinese artist
Liao Yibai's third solo show at the gallery. Inspired by China's lucrative
fake antique industry, twenty plus hand welded stainless steel sculptures
displayed on antiqued pedestals tell the artist's version of China's rich
history through three unique series: Fake Antiques, Fake Evidence, and
Legends. The title MADE IN CHINA is not only a reference to the origin of
the works and the traditional Chinese objets d'art that inspired them, but
also to the ubiquitous MADE IN CHINA tag which adorns a majority of
goods imported into the United States. By producing innovative fakes,
Yibai exposes the value of truth.
Yibai replicates treasures from the Ming, Qing, Yuan, and other dynasties
as he marries ancient forms with pressing contemporary issues in his Fake
Antiques. Embellished with playful characters from his previous series,
often donning slippers and boxing gloves, large vessels such as Ding,
Dragon Vase Ocean, and Dragon Vase Earth are emblazoned with nuclear
clouds, swine flu viruses, and acid rain in a beautiful visual tango with
traditional lotus and dragon motifs. Chairman's Chair, a life-sized throne
riddled with arrows, is the artist's wry summation of 5,000 years of China's
history and its constant struggle for power.
Yibai's ironic story telling continues with his Fake Evidence presented in
the form of dragon and panda eggs, skulls, and dinosaur fossils. In
Panda's Egg, a cracked egg hatching a panda bear sits in an intricate nest
of twigs, while Dinosaur's Fossil shows an entire family of dinosaurs
tangled with diamonds. Alluding to the false sense of security one feels in
accepting what is presented as factual archeological evidence, the artist
goes to great lengths in attempting to prank future museum patrons.
Parrot, Chinese Legend and Machine Gun belong to the Legends series, in
which Yibai recontextualizes well-known Chinese mythology to tell
cautionary tales, like the story of the emperor's famed talking pet parrot
that has outlived the emperor and is passed onto the emperor's son. The
parrot serves as a lone witness for the past emperor's acts, both good and
bad. In an effort to silence the truth, the emperor's surviving son chains
and binds the parrot's mouth shut in a literal attempt at censorship.
Chinese Legend, a large Ming style cabinet, sets the stage for great myths
and tales, such as the adventure of the Monkey King, the ill-fated story of
the Butterfly Lovers, the building of the Great Wall and the Cult of Mao, to
name but a few. It is a gleaming tribute to the splendors and trials of
China, as well her majestic landscape that is now under threat.
Liao's museological hoax is the latest in his irreverent, irresistible series of
'Real Fakes' that, coming full circle, end as they begin as independent
works of art, rather than fake.
--Lilly Wei. The Real Fake Annals of Liao Yibai, in MADE IN CHINA
catalog
Liao Yibai graduated from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1997. His
work has been exhibited extensively throughout China, United States, and
Europe. Yibai currently lives and works in Chongqing, China with his wife
and daughter.
A fully illustrated catalog with essay by Lilly Wei accompanies the
exhibition.
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America's Untold Story: Black Seminoles, Gullah-Geechee, and Indigenous People of Florida
MY ETHNOGENESIS: A Docudrama by Jermyn Shannon-El
I've had the fortune to be on both sides of this intriguing story as the world continues to fumble with the mistaken identity of Florida's indigenous people. Behind the camera, you will discover a Body of Knowledge that documents Gullah/Geechee and Black Seminoles legacy with the extent of research that includes in-depth interviews, oral history, historical and nature photography, as well as exclusives of the FIRST PEOPLE OF AMERICA who live in present-day Florida. The history of the Florida natives dates back to over 40,000 years of recent history. Mine you, Corn, the world's most famous source of food is less than 10,000 years old.
St. Augustine is home of the first free black city run by a mix of African, Spanish, and Seminole people was called Fort Mose. Florida historian, Mr. James Bullock, talks about the struggles of the Gullah-Geechee people who lived in pre-Columbia America and survived centuries of slavery in #StAugustine, #Jacksonville, #Florida, #Georgia, #SouthCarolina, and #NorthCarolina.
On a cool, extremely windy day in East (La) Florida, I was invited to join dignitaries of the National Park Service for the Inauguration of the Gullah/Geechee Corridor honored by Representatives of the Florida State Parks, State of Florida and U.S. legislators, Jacksonville/St. Augustine elected officials, and the University of Florida's professors of anthropology and archaeology. Hosted by James Bullock, portrayed in this video as Francesco Freeman Menendez, an extensive tour was made of the first so-called Black City in America, Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mosé. Since this recording, the sequel to America's Untold Story was made by PBS and features me, his mother, and my son in the role of Francesco Menendez as a child growing into his heroic acts of rebellion, redemption, and resurrection.
This is one of many TRUTHs of America's near past, now cloaked in the #SecretsoftheDead, that never made it into textbooks. Purchase the DVD on Amazon or listen on iTunes.