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	The Jean Ribault monument is situated on St. Johns Bluff.
	Sign at the Ribault Monument. "St. Johns Bluff. From it the Sea may be seen plaine and open... --Laudonniere, 1564. Through the centuries this ancient sand dune has been familiar to Indian, Frenchman, Spaniard, Briton and American. The monument here is a replica of one left by Jean Ribault at the mouth of the river claiming the land for France in 1562."
	Replica of the monument left by Jean Ribault at the mouth of the St. Johns River.
	Replica of the monument left by Jean Ribault at the mouth of the St. Johns River.
	Detail of the Ribault Monument replica.
	Detail of the Ribault Monument replica. "This is a replica of the marker placed on or near this site by Jean Ribault May first 1562 in taking possession of Florida for France."
	View from St. Johns Bluff near the Ribault Monument.

 

 

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