Route #19 Saint Augustine - Lincolnville

This route explores the historic core of Saint Augustine, the oldest continuously inhabited European city in the United States, and extends into Lincolnville, one of its most socially and culturally significant neighborhoods. The route connects the city’s colonial past with the African American history that profoundly shaped its development.

Founded by the Spanish in 1565, Saint Augustine preserves an urban structure where fortifications, narrow streets, and buildings from different historical periods coexist. Lincolnville, established after the Civil War, became an important center for the African American community and played a key role during the civil rights movement in the twentieth century.

The route reveals how successive layers of history—colonial, military, segregationist, and tourist-driven—overlap within a compact area. Churches, former residences, schools, and public spaces tell a parallel story to that of the better-known historic district.

The complete route and its historical context are part of Discovering Florida – Volume 1.