Jean Ribaut and a party of Huguenots landed the morning of May 1, 1562 on this island. Here they knelt in prayer, beseeching God's guidance and commending the natives to his care. This was the first Protestant prayer in North America.

Marker is on Heckscher Drive (Florida Route 1A) south of Fort George Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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