Fort Mose
Fort Mose is a former Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Florida. In 1738, the governor of Spanish Florida, Manuel de Montiano, had the fort established as a free black settlement, the first to be legally sanctioned in what would become the territory of the United States.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 metres)
- Description: site of a former Spanish fort in St Augustine, Florida
- Also known as“Fort Mose Historic State Park”“Fort Mose Site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northeast Florida Regional Airport and Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.
Northeast Florida Regional Airport
Aerodrome
Northeast Florida Regional Airport, is located… Northeast Florida Regional Airport is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Mose.
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
School
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind… Florida School for the Deaf and Blind is situated 1¼ miles south of Fort Mose.
Mission Nombre de Dios
Mission Nombre de Dios is a Catholic mission founded… Mission Nombre de Dios is situated 2 miles south of Fort Mose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vilano Beach and St. Augustine.
St. Augustine
St. Augustine lays claim to being the oldest city in the United States.
St. Augustine South
Village
St. Augustine South is a census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. St. Augustine South is situated 6 miles south of Fort Mose.
Fort Mose
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Latitude
29.93027° or 29° 55′ 49″ north
Longitude
-81.32248° or 81° 19′ 21″ west
Open location code
76XWWMJH+42
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Fort Mose” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Mose Historic State Park”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن موس”
- French: “Fort Moosa”
- French: “Fort Mose”
- French: “Fort Mossa”
- French: “Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose”
- German: “Fort Mose Historic State Park”
- Japanese: “モース砦史跡公園”
- Portuguese: “Parque Estadual Histórico de Forte Mose”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Mose”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Mosé”
- Swedish: “Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mosé”
Localities in the Area
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