Coquina Archives - HistoricCoastCulture.com

"Father Pedro Camps and the Minorcans of St. Augustine" by Josef Viladomat

Date created: April 24, 1975

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

The statue of Father Pedro Camps and his Minorcan followers is the centerpiece of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine’s west courtyard. The three-quarter-life size bronze sits on a four-foot coquina base. The realistic figures gather around a...

VIEW PROFILE

Andrew Young Crossing

Date created: June 2011

Medium(s): Cast Bronze ; Coquina

June 9, 1964, Civil Rights activist and leader, Andrew Young led a march from Lincolnville to the Plaza de la Constitución where they met violent opposition. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr sent Young to St. Augustine to organize peaceful protests in the...

VIEW PROFILE

Constitution Obelisk

Date created: February 1813

Category: Obelisk

Medium(s): Coquina

The Constitution Obelisk is located in the Plaza de la Constitucion in downtown St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida. Constructed in 1813, the twenty-five-foot obelisk was built from local coquina recycled from other building projects and...

VIEW PROFILE

Fuente de Los Canos de San Francisco

Date created: February 2007

Medium(s): Concrete ; Coquina ; Wood

There are a handful of spots around St. Augustine that transport you to Spain. The Fuente de Los Canos de San Francisco is one of them. You may have seen this water feature tucked between the Visitor Information Center and the Huguenot Cemetery just...

VIEW PROFILE

Memorial to St. Augustine Shrimpers & Boat Builders

Date created: May 1, 2021

Medium(s): Cast Bronze ; Coquina

At one time, 300 shrimp boats were ported on the San Sebastian River and over 2,000 men and women worked in the fishing industry. On Saturday, May 1, 2021, a monument honoring St. Augustine’s shrimpers, boat builders, and marine artisans was...

VIEW PROFILE

Old Spanish Trail Marker

Date created: 1924

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Coquina

This is the zero milestone marker for the Old Spanish Trail auto highway. In Mobile, Alabama in 1915, The Old Spanish Trail was conceptualized as a transcontinental route that would stretch from St. Augustine, Florida to San Diego, California. At...

VIEW PROFILE

St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument

Date created: unveiled May 14, 2011

Category: Memorial / Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Cast Bronze ; Coquina

Located near the southeast corner of the plaza is the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument that honors the men and women who engaged in various forms of peaceful protest to advance civil rights contributing to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of...

VIEW PROFILE

Waves of Change

Date created: June 5, 2024

Category: Memorial / Monument ; Obelisk

Medium(s): Coquina ; Steel

The St. Johns Cultural Council unveiled the permanent exhibition, Waves of Change, at the Cultural Arts Center at the St. Augustine Beach Hotel on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Waves of Changes highlights the history of St. Augustine Beach, from the...

VIEW PROFILE

Find Public Art