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{{see also|Wakulla County#History}}
[[File:St Marks Poseys Oyster Bar02.jpg|thumb|Posey's Bar, in 2010 before it was torn down]]
Originally known as ''[[San Marcos de Apalache]]'', this town was founded by the Spanish in the 17th century in what was then [[Spanish Florida]]. A long time has passed since St. Marks last had appreciable importance, but this place on [[Apalachee Bay]] in Florida's [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] is a very old and historic [[Gulf of Mexico|Gulf]] [[port]]. Fortifications built here by the Spanish in the 17th century, and rebuilt several times, provided the venue for force of arms repeatedly up through the [[American Civil War]].
In the best-known incident, Andrew Jackson, in his cavalier incursion into [[Spanish Florida]] in 1818, executed British nationals [[Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident|Robert Chrystie Ambrister]] and Alexander George Arbuthnot at the old fort. This nearly embroiled the United States in international strife. [[San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park]] interprets the site of the old fort.
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