America?s First City: St. Augustine?s Historic Neighborhoods

In 1717 Creek Indians revolted against the English in the Carolina colony which was near Charleston, South Carolina. St. Augustine’s Spanish authorities offered protection to the Creeks and, within a decade, over 1,000 Indians had resettled in 10 villages on the periphery of the Ancient City. Archaeologists have located the sites of several of the villages, including Nuestra Senora de la Leche, north of Abbott Tract; Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Tolomator, north of Model Land Company; Palica, along West Bridge Street in the Lincolnville area; Pocotalaca, south of South Street; and La Punta at the south end of Marine Street.

In 1717 Creek Indians revolted against the English in the Carolina colony which was near Charleston, South Carolina. St. Augustine’s Spanish authorities offered protection to the Creeks and, within a decade, over 1,000 Indians had resettled in 10 villages on the periphery of the Ancient City. Archaeologists have located the sites of several of the villages, including Nuestra Senora de la Leche, north of Abbott Tract; Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Tolomator, north of Model Land Company; Palica, along West Bridge Street in the Lincolnville area; Pocotalaca, south of South Street; and La Punta at the south end of Marine Street.