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Listen: The Blues ProgramView of the grounds at Fountain of Youth Memorial Park - Saint Augustine, Florida
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Note large clay jar in foreground at the left. These jars, placed about the grounds of the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, are early Spanish water urns called "TINAJONES". They were placed under the eaves of houses to collect rainwater and were buried halfway underground to keep the water cool. They are made of fire baked clay, weigh 800 pounds and are over 300 years old.
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