In the year 1825, a twenty-one year old Frenchman settled in Picolata Florida. The name Picolata is a Indian name meaning "NARROW WATERS." George Colee was born a Huguenot in 1805 and forced to leave France to escape religious persecution. The young George Colee married Tryphena Riz in 1828, she and her parents had accompanied him from France. In 1833, some visiting priests conducted a mission in St. Augustine, Florida. The young couple attended the mission and, upon its conclusion, became Roman Catholic. Their home in Picolata Florida, which was to the west of St. Augustine by 20+ miles and on the St. Johns River, became the location for occasional masses in that area. His oldest son, Louis Albert Colee, established a livery business in St. Augustine, Florida. Today, the St. Augustine Transfer Company remains a highly visible aspect of the scene, providing horse drawn sight seeing carriages that reveal to tourists the City's many HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS.