ST. AUGUSTINE

a city of Florida, in St. John co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Florida East Coast canal and the Florida East Coast railroad, and on the Matansas river. It occupied a peninsula formed by the Matansas river on the east and by the St. Sebastian river on the south and west. St. Augustine is one of the most important cities in the country from a historical standpoint. It is the oldest town in the United States, a fort having been built here by the Spaniards in 1565. As early as 1512 Ponce de Leon landed here. The place came into the po e ion of the British in 1753 and during the Revolutionary War_was an important military depot. It later pa ed again into the hands of Spain and in 1821 was ceded to the United States. It has important industries ELEMY (17° 50’ N., 62° 45’ W.), small island, Le er Antilles, Fr. W. Indies. Pop. 3,000. Capital, Gustavia. OF. Sec BarrHoLomMEw, StT., Ma a-