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Fort Mose Historic State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationSt. Johns County, Florida, USA
Nearest citySt. Augustine, Florida
EstablishedOctober 12, 1994
Governing bodyNational Park Service/Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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.

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 Montiano, established the fortified town in 1738, where it became a haven for escaped slaves from the English colonies to the north.

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