House Bill 9023

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9023

        By Representatives Wiles, Thrasher and Arnall






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing March 16, 2000, as

  3         "St. Johns County Day" in Tallahassee.

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  5         WHEREAS, on September 8, 1565, Don Pedro Menendez de

  6  Aviles founded St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied

  7  European settlement in the United States, and

  8         WHEREAS, St. Johns County is the site for Fort Mose,

  9  established by Spaniards and former African slaves in 1736,

10  the first free black fort and settlement in North America, and

11         WHEREAS, on July 21, 1821, St. Johns County, named for

12  the St. Johns River, became one of Florida's first two

13  counties by ordinance proclaimed by Major General Andrew

14  Jackson, and

15         WHEREAS, St. Johns County encompasses 609 square miles,

16  from the many miles of beautiful beaches to the scenic Bartram

17  Trail Highway that runs along the St. Johns River, and

18         WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes St. Johns County

19  for its rich history and cultural diversity, NOW, THEREFORE,

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21  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

22  Florida:

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24         That March 16, 2000, be recognized as "St. Johns County

25  Day."

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