St. Augustine History: Fish Island's namesake had a troubled past
From New York to St. Augustine Accounts from researchers and historians, including many resources from the St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library, paint Fish's life as one of adventure and success mixed with failures, shady decisions and heartbreak. Originally from New York, Fish came to St. Augustine in 1736 when he was 10 or 12 years old. Back then, it was common to send young boys to foreign lands to learn a profession, according to an article from 1987 in "El Escribano: The St. Augustine Journal of History." Fish stayed with the Herrera family where he learned the language an...
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