Parking in City–owned lots and on–street parking free on Sunday, June 19
Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Monday, June 20, 2022, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday, but solid waste collections will remain on their regular schedule.
Parking in city-owned parking lots and on-street parking is free on all national holidays, such as the actual day of Juneteenth, Sunday, June 19, excluding the Castillo de San Marcos and the Historic Downtown Parking Facility. Drivers are urged to confirm if a lot is owned by the City of St. Augustine and not a private operator, as many of those lots have strict towing policies.
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On December 31st, 1862, the community gathered together for watch night services to wait for news of the Emancipation Proclamation. Until the late 1920’s, churches in Lincolnville remembered and celebrated this by hosting a parade!
The Emancipation Proclamation was officially issued in St. Augustine on January 1, 1863 and read at the Governor's House Library (Governor’s House) by Union Officers.
After its reading, all slaveholders were ordered to release their slaves and allow them to gather in an area, that is currently The Collector, Luxury Inn & Gardens. At this location, there is a bell (pictured), symbolizing the 'bonds' of slavery being 'struck off', according to former St. Augustine slave, Mary Gomez. (Please note, this bell is located on private property.)
Original source can be found here.
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