Jupiter Island in Martin County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sand Pine Scrub

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 16, 2023

1. Sand Pine Scrub Marker

Inscription. The plant community located around the tower is called sand pine scrub and is found on the higher elevations in the park. It is two-layered, with the sand pine occupying the top layer, and various oaks and shrubs making up a thick understory. This is Florida's oldest plant community and contains more rare and endangered plants and animals than any other area of the park. Sand pine scrub originally extended to Miami, but due to development, this is the only large area of its kind left on the southeast coast of Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 27° 1.099′ N, 80° 6.681′ W. Marker is on Jupiter Island, Florida, in Martin County. It can be reached from an unnamed park road.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hobe Sound FL 33455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Treasure Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beach Hammock (here, next to this marker); Hobe Mountain Tower (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Murphy Site (about 600 feet away); Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck (approx. 1.2 miles away); Apollo School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Olympia School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Trapper Nelson Interpretive Site (approx. 4.3 miles away); Tennessee Volunteers and Militia Camp (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jupiter Island.

More about this marker. The marker is in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, near the observation tower.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 16, 2023

2. Sand Pine Scrub Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.