Fort Mose Historic State Park

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Fort Mose Historic State Park is a Florida state park preserving the site of the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States, significant for its role in colonial-era conflicts and African American history.

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Fort Mose Historic State Park canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Florida state park
historic site
open-air museum
associatedWith British colonial America NERFINISHED
Spanish Florida NERFINISHED
Underground Railroad to Spanish Florida NERFINISHED
military conflicts between Spain and Britain
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn story of formerly enslaved Africans gaining freedom under Spanish rule
hasAccessibility publicly accessible year-round
hasAmenity parking
picnic areas
restrooms
hasArchaeologicalSite remains of Fort Mose I
remains of Fort Mose II
hasDesignation National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem coastal salt marsh habitat
hasEducationalRole interpreting colonial race relations
teaching African diaspora history
hasEvent cultural heritage festivals
living history reenactments
hasFeature boardwalks through marshland
observation and viewing platforms
reconstructed earthworks and fort elements
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Fort Mose museum and visitor center NERFINISHED
hasSite Fort Mose NERFINISHED
hasView salt marshes
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear St. Augustine, Florida NERFINISHED
managedBy Florida Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED
offers birdwatching
guided tours
historical exhibits
interpretive programs
kayaking
picnicking
operatedBy Florida State Parks NERFINISHED
partOf Florida State Parks system NERFINISHED
preserves site of the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States
significantFor African American history
Spanish colonial Florida NERFINISHED
colonial-era history
history of slavery and freedom in North America
state Florida
timePeriodCovered 18th century

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Battle of Fort Mose (1740) relatedTo Fort Mose Historic State Park
Spanish Florida notableSite Fort Mose Historic State Park