The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-15
Truth Stranger than Fiction,

There is an old saying to the effect that
there Is nothing new under the sum- |
and yet from the following It would an.
pear that there is an exception, even to |
this rule. o'oA W
AT point six miles west 81 st. Aug
ustlne, Florida, on the lii of the 81,
. ohns hallway, lies beaut, IL tract of
land which has recently been laid out in
town-slte called, West st. Augustine,
ot Augustine proper is the oldest CITY
IN the Un,ted States, and abounds with
leh8end lore, and historical antiquity, and
lew any Of the many thousands that
VISIT FLORIDA fail TO take look at the Sen
wall, Old Fort, and the many othor in
terestlng objects. It was founded Sc,
tonber 9th, l06b, forty two years provi
GUS 10 the settlement of Jamestown, Va.
niu my -iiVe years before the landing Of
the fllgrlms on Plymouth Rock. Tho
i't'he Ot: Augustine was given to the
pace ny the Spnniards, because they Ian
oeu upon the day dedicated to that rev
eiou anu learned saint. st. Augustine is
growing rapidly, being the terminus of
two railways, and Others are being oxten.
Ged toward it, and it now known as the
Hotel City of Florida.
The proprieters and owners of tho III
lustrated Southern World. II sixteen Daps
weekly illustrated paper Same size as
llarpors Woekly, noting the great prog
ress being made in tho Ancient City' uur-
chased large tract Of land near st. Aug
lstlne, from Mr.. Wm. Astor, of New
YORK, immediately on the line of tho st.
Johns halfway, which is also owned by
Mr. AStor, and i'll tho midst of this tract
and within two bundled feet of the rail
road, have planted in plot of 700 acres
the CITY Of WoSt ST Augustine.
From West ST. Augustine there exists
! direct daily connections for tho ST. Johns
| NiVcr, nInn miles distant, with steamboat
! connexions gong north, and SOUTH da-
| ~. 10 st. Augustine, six miles distant
10 lnlntkit, the Gem City Of the south
| by river thirty five miles. or rail, twenty
nll"', and Jacksonville by river or rail
thirty eight miles distant
In addition to this the tract on which
is located the city Of West St. Augustine
ls much higher in altitude than either ST.
Augustine or 'ncksunvillo, and is rich,
high, dry, open pine land.
And now comes the strange feature of
the whole matter; tho prOprietrrS Of the
! Illustrated Southern World conceived the
plan of giving to each and overy yearly
subscriber to the paper, II decd to lot
! III tho city of Wo3t st Augustine, 10 Y
loo feet, Tree and clear of all mcumbran-
! cr', and parties becoming owners of these
lots are not required to build, though it
ls confidently expected, because Of the
| deliEhtful location that many will do so.
Florida to- day is the Mecca to which
thousands are looking with longing eyes,
and it il now made possible through the
enterprise OF tho proprictcrs and owners
| of lhC lliEStrntCl SouthrrD WnrlJ fnr al
to secure 4 HOME in thnt Grlightfal State,
FREE.
! Many will no dnHht w0nI"r bow it is
po"Slhi" i"T AM on" 10 absolutely give
away lot" III thc city Ot y at st. Angus
tine, nnd yet the roaH0n.', when explained
a;2 very Nu''pi". AhiA""nt tp the land /
: upon "!'>"h !" located ia" city uf West
~. AnE"''':n", the pr"prirtcrs md own
/ cri OF the Illustrated EiCuth"rA World
! oNn other tHilds Wiirii they En doubt ry
! poet Will greatly HNianH" III vIlIc THESE
! lands Will hN 5t the:A div l'lru IL plots Ui
! five. ten, "'2f 'iftcen n;:;H'. nul sold n'
~" value mcrrNsc9: which ~ the To-" nre
taken will hc very r%rrl, f!tNy al~G haze
IN view d"Strn t" induce Hnh*crii"yH to
h'r"Mn actual ""'t;"1" II the Stale, and
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