Near Flagler Beach in Flagler County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Boat Slips

Photographed by James Hulse, January 21, 2022

1. Boat Slips Marker

Inscription. When the Bulow Plantation was active, these boat slips harbored both work and pleasure crafts. The slips have, fortunately, survived time because John Bulow reinforced the embankments with ale and wine bottles which were discarded from house parties. Bulow's flats, or barges, hauled the plantation's produce, particularly sugar, mollasses, and cotton down the creek to the Halifax river, and then south to Mosquito Inlet (now Ponce Inlet), where it was carried by schooners to east coast and Caribbean ports. Canoes and skiffs were also outfitted here for hunting and fishing trips. John Audubon, famous naturalist and guest at the Bulow Plantation in 1831, embarked here, with his host, on an expedition in search of new Florida birds.

Erected by Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Animals • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 29° 26.063′ N, 81° 8.226′ W. Marker is near Flagler Beach, Florida, in Flagler County. It can be reached from Bulow Plantation Ruins one mile east of Old Kings Road. The marker is located at the east section of the Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park

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at the boat launch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3501 Old Kings Road, Flagler Beach FL 32136, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bulow Ville Plantation House (within shouting distance of this marker); Indigo Production (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Cabin Area (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bulow Plantation House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slave Cabin Site (about 400 feet away); Bulow Sugar Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Driven by Sweat & Steam (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beyond the Plantation (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flagler Beach.

More about this marker. There is a small entry fee required to visit the ruins at the park.

Also see . . . Bulow Ville Plantation House.

Monument to the Rise and Fall of Sugar Plantations in East Florida. Source: Florida State Park

(Submitted on February 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 21, 2022

2. Boat Slips Marker

The Boat Slips are visible from behind the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 21, 2022

3. The Boat Slips are visible from behind the marker

A view of one of the Boat Slips image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 21, 2022

4. A view of one of the Boat Slips

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.