Frances Kirby Smith - St. Augustine, Florida
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macleod1
N 29° 53.490 W 081° 18.695
17R E 469915 N 3306803
Her Great Floridian plaque is Sequi-Kirby Smith House, 12 Aviles Street, St. Augustine.
Waymark Code: WM4K0A
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2008
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Frances Kirby Smith, born in 1785, was St. Augustine’s most successful Confederate spy. Though born in Connecticut, she and her husband Judge Joseph Lee Smith moved to St. Augustine about 1820. For months before and during the Union occupation of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) she orchestrated the transport of mail to Confederate troops. At the same time, she entertained Union officers and learned of planned maneuvers, passing the knowledge to the Confederate Army. In the spring of 1863, the federal government ordered the removal of Southern sympathizers from their homes. After the war Smith returned to St. Augustine and lived for another decade, a Confederate supporter until the end. Francis Kirby Smith died in 1875.
Web:http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/floridians/?section=s
Blue Plaque managing agency: Florida Department of State - Florida League of Cities
Individual Recognized: Frances Kirby Smith
Physical Address:
12 Aviles Street
St. Augustine, Fl USA
32080
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