In this episode, we look at the 500-year history of St. Augustine Fl and the famous lighthouse found on its water edge. I also talk about the history of Mermaids. 

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Lighthouse History sources:

https://uslhs.org/education/glossaries-facts-trivia/lighthouse-facts

https://www.trolleytours.com/st-augustine/history-just-around-corner-2/fountain-youth-history/the-timucua-and-the-village-of-seloy

https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/timucua.htm

https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/get-involved/about-mission-uvp/history/

https://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/st-augustine-lighthouse.html

https://www.visitstaugustine.com/thing-to-do/st-augustine-lighthouse-and-museum

https://www.history.com/news/st-augustine-first-american-settlement

https://www.visitstaugustine.com/history/

https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com/things-to-do/history/

https://www.citystaug.com/693/Our-History 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine,_Florida

https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/geology-coquina-rocks#:~:text=The%20word%20%E2%80%9Ccoquina%E2%80%9D%20is%20Spanish,clams%20can%20be%20various%20colors.

https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20100712/NEWS/801248749

Lighthouse Ghost’s sources:

https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/2020/03/02/ghost-stories-the-pittee-girls/ 

https://www.staugustine.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269932 

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/st-augustine/lighthouse-haunted

https://ghostcitytours.com/st-augustine/haunted-places/st-augustine-lighthouse/ 

https://nightlyspirits.com/st-augustine-lighthouse-haunted-ghosts/ 

https://oldcityghosts.com/the-haunting-of-st-augustine-lighthouse/

Mermaid history sources:

https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/what-mermaid 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid