Historic house linked to Martin Luther King Jr. successfully moved to new location in St. Augustine
A house in St. Augustine that was firebombed and shot at during a key time in the civil rights movement has successfully moved to a new location.
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A house in St. Augustine that was firebombed and shot at during a key time in the civil rights movement has successfully moved to a new location.
The historic Canright house traveled nearly 11 miles from Butler Beach, down A1A, over a bridge, past shopping plazas to its new home, Collier-Blocker-Puryear Park.
A house in St. Augustine that was firebombed and shot at during a key time in the civil rights movement is now moving to a new location.
The relocation for the 'Canright' house where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. almost stayed, begins at 9 a.m. Thursday; it will be moved to a park in West Augustine.
West Augustine community members are upset that Central Florida Representative Bruce Antone posted online about a troubling chapter in the history of St. Augustine and its planned site for a statewide Black History Museum.