The Fort Mose Historical Society and the Florida State Parks Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Jan. 19, to begin building a full-scale replica of the original fort built in ...

There now is a fort at Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine.In comparison to Castillo de San Marcos, the massive fort a few miles to the south, it’s a small structure. And it isn’t ...

An estimated 100 Africans made the first legally sanctioned free Black community in the pre-Constitution United States their ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the replica Friday morning at Fort Mose Historic State Park, marking the official completion of the reconstruction project. It weas built to honor the site ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 9, 2025, at America’s “First Site of Freedom” — Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine — marked the official completion of the park’s 1738 Fort ...

Now, efforts to begin reconstruction of the 1738 fort on the grounds of Fort Mose Historic State Park are set to begin and be completed by late 2024. “As we break ground on the reconstruction of ...

For several years now at Fort Mose Historic State Park, the volunteers used cannon firings to tell its story. And now, a tall, wooden fort now stands where one stood in the 1730’s. "It's ...

In 1989, the 41-acre area was acquired by the state of Florida and became Fort Mose Historic State Park. In 1994, Fort Mose was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated as ...