
Zero Milestone - St. Augustine, FL
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Rayman
N 29° 53.911 W 081° 18.849
17R E 469670 N 3307581
The zero milestone marked the start of the Old Spanish Trail that went from St. Augustine to San Diego.
Waymark Code: WM5XMM
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2009
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From
Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State in the St. Augustine points of interest section:
The ZERO MILESTONE, between Bay St. and the City Gates, a coquina sphere six feet in diameter, was placed here in 1929. It marks the eastern terminus of an old Spanish trail that linked the missions between St. Augustine and Pensacola.
The milestone is in a different place than the one written in the Guide. Also, Bay Street is now known as Castillo Drive. The old location was southeast of the City Gates and the new location is north of the Gates outside the St. Augustine Visitors Center.