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United States historic place
Fort Mose Historic State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Site of the old fort
Fort Mose is located in FloridaFort Mose
LocationSt. Johns County, Florida, USA
Nearest citySt. Augustine, Florida
NRHP reference No.94001645
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1994
Designated NHLOctober 12, 1994

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 de 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.

The military leader at the fort was a man of African origin named Francisco Menendez

Sources

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ "Fort Mose Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2008-06-20.
  3. Aboard the Underground Railroad - Fort Mose Site
  4. Berlin, Ira. Many Thousands Gone. p. 74

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