Amelia Island is also known as the only US location to have been under 8 flags. It was first settled by the Timucuans, the Native Americans we learned about at Hilton Head and other parts of Georgia. In 1562 the French arrived followed by the Spanish and the English. For a short while they were independent and lived under their own flag, then they were under the Flag of Florida, the Mexican Rebel Flag, the confederate flag, and then again under the US flag.
We went to the museum and learned more of the history. We spent most of the day wandering around the historical area. A stop at the visitor's center gave us an overwhelming amount of information. So we were able to look up all the buildings we were staring at. We found a brewpub, Karibo's and an Irish Pub, O'Kane's. (We did a lot of walking in between stops.)
We then drove around Fort Clinch State Park and saw the Amelia Island lighthouse (Florida's oldest lighthouse). We also saw a deer and an armadillo.
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