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Jul '07

The nation’s oldest city celebrates its birthday

Part of admin's adventure in Destinations

** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **Tourists walk past The Cuna Street Toy Shop, right, and Knock on Wood, two historic buildings on Cuna Street in the historic section of St. Augustine, Fla., July 11, 2007. The two shops are housed in two of dozens of historic buildings the University of Florida will be maintaining for the City of St. Augustine, Fla. The maintenance and upkeep of the building has become too expensive for the nation's oldest city. (AP Photo/Oscar Sosa)This city almost erected a billboard outside Jamestown, Va., to congratulate it on its 400th birthday — and remind everyone St. Augustine passed that milestone four decades ago. It would have said, “Happy birthday to our younger brother,” former Mayor George Gardner said.


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