May 22nd, The Public Well at the Plaza

Public Well

Inscription. The well was used from 1823 to the early 1880's. The remnants lay buried and forgotten until city of St. Augustine public works employees discovered the well, with assistance from the St. Augustine Archaeological Association, while renovating the historic Plaza de la Constitucion in 1995. The well was reconstructed using archaeological data and an 1879 photograph. Erected 1996. Location. 29° 53.553′ N, 81° 18.708′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in Saint Johns County. Marker is at the intersection of King Street and Charlotte Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.