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Contents:\n\nBLACKS IN BRITISH EAST FLORIDA by J. Leitch Wright, Jr.\n\nMERMAIDS RIDING ALLIGATORS: DIVIDED COMMAND ON THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER, 1776-1778 by W. Calvin Smith\n\nEAST FLORIDA AS A LOYALIST HAVEN by Linda K. Williams\n\nTHE EAST FLORIDA SOCIETY OF LONDON, 1766-1767 by George C. Rogers, Jr.\n\nGOVERNOR GEORGE JOHNSTONE OF BRITISH WEST FLORIDA by R. F. A. Fabel\n\nBRIGADIER FREDERICK HALDIMAND- THE FLORIDA YEARS by Robert R. Rea 512\n\nCAMPBELL TOWN: FRENCH HUGUENOTS IN BRITISH WEST FLORIDA by J. Barton Starr\n\nCONTINUITY IN COMMERCE: DEVELOPMENT OF THE PANTON, LESLIE AND COMPANY TRADE MONOPOLY IN WEST FLORIDA by Thomas D. Watson\n

The Minorcans of St. Augustine in the late 1700s and early 1800s were no strangers to relocation. They had survived two major moves since 1768, once from the Old World to the New, and then from New Smyrna to St. Augustine. It should come as no surprise then, that some of these families began to move to the beach along the northeast coast of St. Johns County. They had come to the New World for an opportunity to own their own land. In acquiring land along the North and Guana Rivers, they were finally realizing their dream. Who were these Minorcans and what prompted them to begin development along the ocean? To answer this question one has to look back to the ambitious plans of the British during the two decades when East Florida was a British colony.

O'Sullivan, Maurice, and Jack C. Lane. The Florida Reader: Visions of Paradise, from 1530 to the Present. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press, 1991. The Florida Reader brings together a selection of writings from that history and the state's rich mix of cultures: Timucua, Spanish, French, British, Seminole, Cuban, Black, Southern, Northeastern, Midwestern, Conch and Cracker.

Best parking recommendation is to park free at the Oldest House and walk the four blocks to the library.  Be sure to validate your parking at the library.