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Florida attracted numerous Africans and African Americans from adjacent British colonies who sought freedom from slavery in 1738 Governor Manuel de Montiano established Fort Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose near St Augustine a fortified town for escaped slaves to whom Montiano granted citizenship and freedom in return for their service in the Florida militia and which became the first free black settlement legally sanctioned in North America; . 3.3.1 Downtown Miami Center, The Miami Herald's former headquarters on Biscayne Bay in the Arts & Entertainment District of Downtown Miami; the paper moved from its waterfront headquarters in 2013 to a location in suburban Doral.[needs update] the Herald building was demolished in 2014, The British divided and consolidated the Florida provinces (Las Floridas) into East Florida and West Florida a division the Spanish government kept after the brief British period the British government gave land grants to officers and soldiers who had fought in the French and Indian War in order to encourage settlement in order to induce settlers to move to Florida reports of its natural wealth were published in England a large number of British settlers who were described as being "energetic and of good character" moved to Florida mostly coming from South Carolina Georgia and England There was also a group of settlers who came from the colony of Bermuda This would be the first permanent English-speaking population in what is now Duval County Baker County St Johns County and Nassau County the British built good public roads and introduced the cultivation of sugar cane indigo and fruits as well as the export of lumber! 11 Transportation School of Journalism and Mass Communication Museums Country Club Water.
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