LANDMARKS OF EARLY EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA 1921

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“Columbus is given the credit for the discovery of the New World but some evidence seems to indicate that Leif Ericson touched the shores of America in 1,000 A.D.”
Statue, large building in background.
“The Old Stone Mill or Round Tower in Newport. Its origin is unknown but it was probably built by the Norsemen.”
Tourists looking at ruins.
“Spanish settlements.”
“The early Spanish settlements shown on a map of Florida.”
Map pinpointing Tampa, St. Augustine, West Palm Beach, Miami, ‘where Pedro Menendez landed.’”
“In 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon landed near what is now St. Augustine. He named the land Florida. Why?”
“Ponce de Leon landed here.”
View of heavy undergrowth, Spanish moss hanging from trees - enclosure, monument.
“He thought this was ‘The Fountain of Youth.’”
Tourists dipping water from spring enclosed by shelter.
“The sword he buried.”
Sword and scabbard mounted on monument.
“In 1565 Pedro Menendez de Aviles touched these shores and landed where St. Augustine now stands. He established the first permanent settlement.”
Panoramic view of St. Augustine.
‘‘Beyond these gates is St. Augustine. In the early days there were no other entrances.”
Cars coming and going through narrow gate in stone wall.
“While this may not actually be the ‘oldest house in the United States,’ it is a curious old structure erected in 1590.”
Close-up of sign in window, ‘The Oldest House in the United States,’ containing a $75,000 collection of antiques - house - garden with statue, tourists.
“An old Spanish building built in 1591. It was the Spanish governor’s palace, but is now a U.S. post office.”
“A very old and well preserved specimen of Spanish architecture on St. Francis Street. Why is the street so narrow?”
Cars, pedestrians, bicycles, houses.
“Here in the midst of Spanish surroundings are the remains of a Huguenot cemetery. Who were the Huguenots?”
“One of the first chapels in America.”
Tourists entering small building.
“The old fort called San Marco Castle. These are only desolate, cold walls, but if stones could talk, what wonderful stories they might tell.”
Views of ruins from inside.
“The rampart.”
Outside wall, sea - interior views of ruins.
“The main tower.”
“The narrowest street in St. Augustine.”
“This old adobe house was built by Pueblo Indians long before the Spaniards came. It is the oldest dwelling in America.”
Woman in doorway of low, flat-roofed house.
“Four hundred years ago Santa Fe was made the capital of the Kingdom of New Mexico. This building was reconstructed from an old Indian building and was the palace of the governors.”
Long low building with veranda along front.
“French explorations.”
“Samuel Champlain and two companions assisted by sixty Indians entered this lake in canoes in 1609. Lake Champlain bears his name.”
Monument in park near lake.
“Fort Ticonderoga and its neighborhood have been battlegrounds since history began. Not only the white man but the Indians fought for supremacy here.”
Fortification with old guns in place overlooking lake - ruins of houses in fort.
“Montcalm, Ethan Allen, Washington, Franklin and others who have made American history have passed through the gateway of this old fort.”
Gateway in stone wall - plaque listing historical figures who visited the fort at one time or another.