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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National MemorialSunset at the American Beach Sand Dune
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
American Beach - Sand Dune

american beach sand dune includes:

Visiting American Beach
History of American Beach
 

During the period of racial segregation, African Americans were barred from most of the beaches in Florida. American Beach was founded in 1935 to provide African Americans with beach access in a resort atmosphere. The sand dune is located at the heart of American Beach.

Visiting American Beach

History of American Beach

NEW! Exhibits at American Beach
Pareja's Confessionario  

Did You Know?
The first translation of a Native American language into a European language – Timucuan to Spanish - occurred on lands within the Timucuan Preserve in the late 1500s. Fray Francisco Pareja did this translation at the Catholic mission of San Juan del Puerto on present day Ft. George Island.
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Last Updated: April 26, 2009 at 10:37 EST