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The Spanish created a town near St. Augustine specifically for runaway slaves in 1738 which became known as

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Sarasota

Fort Mose

Fort Manassas

Fort Desoto

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Fort Manassas

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Fort Mose

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Located on the eastern edge of the marsh, just two miles north of St. Augustine, Florida, Fort Mose was a perfect line of defense for the Spaniards. Most of Fort Mose's community consisted of escaped, captured, or runaway slaves from the British colonies of South Carolina and Georgia.

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