As America celebrates 250 years as a country, a historic state park in St. Marks holds a history that stretches back nearly double that — almost 500 years.
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San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park stands as one of oldest European settlements in the US
The San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park sits at the confluence of the Wakulla and St. Marks rivers, where Spanish explorers first arrived in 1528, making it one of the oldest European settlements in the United States.
The first fort on the site was built in 1679, but was burned by pirates and later rebuilt. By 1739, a more permanent stone fort replaced the wooden structure…