Timeline

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1812	War declared on England by the United States.
1812-13	Rebellion by disgruntled Floridians, supported by U.S. armed forces, failes to take Spanish East Florida.
1819	Spain signs Adams-Onis treaty, ceading Florida to the United States
1821	Florida is officially annexed as a territory by the United States on July Tenth
1825	Castillo renamed Fort Marion.
1833	The protestant Episcopal Church is consecrated.
1835-42	The current sea wall is built by the United States Government.
1836-42	The Seminole Indian Wars
1837	Osceola and seventy warriors captured just south of St. Augustine and imprisoned in Fort Marion.
1845	Florida becomes a state.
1861	Florida secedes from the Union and Confederates seize Fort Marion.
1862	Unionists reoccupy and hold St. Augustine until end of Civil War.
1875-87	Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache Indians imprisoned at the fort.
1884	The War Department allocates funds to restore Fort Marion. This act represents the first instance of Federal funds allocated for restoration and historic preservation in the U.S.
1885-88	Henry M. Flagler builds the Ponce de Leon Hotel.
1888	The St. Augustine Cathedral is rebuilt after a fire.

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