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Compared to the other
museums in town, this one isn't so special. After you've seen
the Authentic Old Jail, you can spend another 30 minutes
wandering through this commercial museum documenting 400 years
of Florida's past, focusing on the colorful life of Henry
Flagler, the Civil War, and the Seminole Wars. Highlights are an
extraordinary collection of toys and dolls, mostly from the
1870s to the 1920s, and a replica of a Spanish galleon filled
with weapons, pottery, and treasures complementing display cases
filled with actual gold, silver, and jewelry recovered by
treasure hunters. A typical wattle-and-daub hut of a Timucuan
Indian in a forest setting illustrates the lifestyle of St.
Augustine's first residents. |
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