FLH'S Founding Day 2015 Historical Re-Enactment and St. Augustine's 450th Anniversary
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four hundred and fifty years ago, on September 8, 1565, Capitán-General Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés stepped ashore at Matanzas Bay and founded St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied European city, port, and parish in the continental United States.
Mark your calendars for the 450th Anniversary of the Founding of the City of St. Augustine!
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 – the 450th anniversary date of the founding of St. Augustine, Florida's colonial capitol – at 9AM, the annual, historical re-enactment of Menéndez' landing and anniversary commemoration will be presented by Florida Living History, Inc.'s (FLH – www.floridalivinghistory.org) volunteers at the traditional site of Menéndez' landing – Mission Nombre de Dios ( www.missionandshrine.org), the Birthplace of America and Cradle of Christianity in the continental United States, in St. Augustine, Florida.
As the Honorable Ken Detzner, Florida's Secretary of State, noted in his commendation of Florida Living History, Inc.'s non-profit heritage efforts:
"…there is no doubt that the history you bring to life in the St. Augustine area will be the highlights of the 450th anniversary commemoration. Observation of this important anniversary in St. Augustine and in Florida during 2015 will bring national and international to the oldest continuously occupied city in the U.S."
This year's unique 450th Anniversary heritage Event – planned, funded, and produced by non-profit Florida Living History, Inc. – will take place on the original date and on the original site of the "Noble and Loyal City's" founding in September 1565!
Mission Nombre de Dios is located at 27 Ocean Avenue / St. Augustine, FL / 32084, on the shores of beautiful Matanzas Bay. Admission to this heritage Event is free of charge to the public.
Financial support for 501(c)(3) non-profit Florida Living History, Inc.'s Founding Day 2015 historical re-enactment is provided solely by FLH fund-raising and by the continuing generosity of FLH's donors. No local public funds are utilized.
For further information on Founding Day 2015, please contact Florida Living History, Inc. – [email protected].
Florida Living History, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the support of living history activities, events, and portrayals related to the history of colonial Florida. www.floridalivinghistory.org/
SOURCE Florida Living History, Inc.
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