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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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 Posted - 08/31/2009 : 05:01:13
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This town and its fortress represent "the first of a kind."
1. The first of what kind?
2. What's its name?
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 09:15:21 [Permalink]
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Castillo de San Marcos, first stone fort in the US.
Located near Jacksonville FL.
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tw101356
Skeptic Friend
USA
333 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 11:20:59 [Permalink]
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Located in St. Augustine FL. Oldest continuously inhabited European town in the US, since 1565.
Not sure if you can call it the first of anything, except stone fort as Dude stated. There were earlier settlements that did not last, and earlier forts, but they were not stone. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 16:04:37 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by tw101356
Located in St. Augustine FL. Oldest continuously inhabited European town in the US, since 1565.
Not sure if you can call it the first of anything, except stone fort as Dude stated. There were earlier settlements that did not last, and earlier forts, but they were not stone.
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Correct and correct for two points! Well done, tw101356!
Originally posted by Dude
Castillo de San Marcos, first stone fort in the US.
Located near Jacksonville FL. |
And Dude: One bonus point for the name of the fort.
I'm unsure thus far whether Castillo de San Marcos is the first stone fort in the US. Native Americans built canyon redoubts that were built for defense. Anyway, the question was about the "town and fortress" inclusively, and tw101356 was the first to be right on the money.
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