later on as you go through the history of the city, this fortification is a primary target of henry flagler. he really would like it gone because this is prime real estate here. great place to build a hotel. but the city keeps this fortification. it becomes an entrenched part of the city's fabric of history. the grounds around this fort are where people had their picnics. easter celebrations were here. all sorts of other things. you've got the two have been tied together for so long, it is really hard to pull the two apart. >>> president woodrow wilson signed legislation creating the national park service on august 25th, 1916. to mark the centennial, american history tv is featuring national park selves sites throughout ot country. we continue now with another stop on the c-span cities tour. >>> today we're in the palace of the governors. palace of the governors is the oldest continuously occupied public building in the united states. we're in the building that was the far northern frontier of spanish government in north america established in 1609. it's interesting that we call this the pa

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