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The Oldest City In America, are you sure?

As we sit here riding out the storm for the last few days here in Saint Marys I have met some wonderful people. We even went to the local Christ Episcopal Church on Sunday and loved it.

Christ Episcopal Church Saint Marys Georgia

Christ Episcopal Church Saint Marys Georgia

Christ Episcopal Church Saint Marys Georgia

I am glad we are tied to a dock, it is a rough storm bouncy and noisy but safe. A sailboat close by hit the beach this morning, Yikes!

It has been brought to my attention by some local people that Saint Marys is the oldest city in America not Saint Augustine? When I asked I was told that St. Augustine was owned by the Spanish not the American colonies… Hmmmm my first thought was, I wonder if this is true. We’re the American colonies together then?

We have been walking around the small city of Saint Marys and there is a lot of history here. Some in fact that dates back to the same time as St Augustine. In the very early 1500’s Acorrding to Wikipedia, It says St. Augustine was the oldest but it shows St. Marys town not listed… My second thought was how could this old historic town that included so many people important to America’s history. The battles fought here, and not a word, hmmmm. I wonder why? This was obviously a town in the early 1500’s so what happened, I found this…

St. Marys, Georgia is the second oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States … Established by an act of the state legislature on December 5, 1792
Noted as a town almost 300 years after it was settled.

Here are a few photos of the town from the last few days ( taken between raindrops lol)


Fountain in the Saint Marys Georgia town park
Fountain in the Saint Marys Georgia town park

Hippies Use Side Door!
Hippies Use Side Door!
Historical Marker for Washington's Pump and Oaks
Historical Marker for Washington’s Pump and Oaks
Washington's Pump - the only source of fresh water in Saint Marys Georgia until the Tidal wave of 1818
Washington’s Pump – the only source of fresh water in Saint Marys Georgia until the Tidal wave of 1818
Me sitting on a Bench in front of the old Grocery Store - now an empty restaurant
Me sitting on a Bench in front of the old Grocery Store – now an empty restaurant
Sanford Goodbread House - really liking the pirate and cannon on the front lawn
Sanford Goodbread House – really liking the pirate and cannon on the front lawn
Our Boat, PT26,  sitting on the City Dock in Saint Mary
Our Boat, PT26, sitting on the City Dock in Saint Mary

Submarine Museum
Submarine Museum

Have a great Tuesday,
Wolfbernz


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3 replies on “The Oldest City In America, are you sure?”

St. Mary’s looks totally charming and the church is so pretty.
That is interesting about the confusion “which is older”. You have to know that some things were not recorded properly and history has it wrong. I think St. Mary’s looks like a fascinating place to visit.

BTW…the picture of your boat…BEAUTIFUL picture!!!!

Have a safe week!!

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Cheryl

Great pictures, Wolf. It looks like a place I would enjoy exploring. As much as I love Wikipedia, it is a wiki and not always totally accurate. Clicks …

Bud

The people who told you they thought it was the oldest city are surely misinformed; however, there are a ton of people who think it is the second oldest city. In the 70s everyone in town had little rectangular metal tags on their front bumpers that said “St. Marys GA, Second Oldest City in the USA.” I think if we are the second oldest it must be on a technicality of some kind. Anyway, I was just bored and surfing the internet looking for blogs by my fellow residents and couldn’t find any, but found plenty of mentions of St. Marys by travelers. Thanks for saying nice stuff about the town. 🙂

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