Vacation in 1955 from Tazewell to Florida, with a few extra pictures

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Fountain of Youth in a later photograph.
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Betty Payne with daughter Betsy and nephew Jeff Avent
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Old Cathedral Saint Augustine, Fla
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Standing just outside the wall. That is a diamond shaped bastion in the background.
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Myself, my mother and sister evidently near a harbor in St. Augustine.
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St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city, also holds the distinction of being one of the nation's most charming. Known as the "Ancient City," Saint Augustine is located between North East and Central East Florida.
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The bridge leading into the fort.
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Betsy Payne takes a ridge on a cannon outside Castillo de San Marcos.
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Betty Payne and daughter Betsy with Bridge of Lions in background.
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Scenic Tours were available. Don't remember if we took one.
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Although the moat was filled with water when we were there it was later drained because the water began cracking the walls of the coquina stone which is white sand stone composed of fragments of seashells and sea materials.

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