May 22nd, The Anchor of the Plaza, the Old Slave Market, or more properly, the Public Market....

This one certainly is not on the scale of Charleston's, but significant all the same.....

Public Market Place

Inscription. The first public market was established in this Plaza by Governor Mendez de Canzo in 1598. Here, for the first time a standard system of weights and measures was introduced in this country for the protection of the consumer. On this site a market for the sale of meats and produce was erected in 1824, and in use until 1878. This structure was rebuilt by the City in 1888 following a disastrous fire in this area April 11, 1887. Erected 1970 by St. Johns County Historical Commission. Location. 29° 53.546′ N, 81° 18.689′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in Saint Johns County. Marker is at the intersection of Charlotte Street and King Street, on the right when traveling south on Charlotte Street