St. Augustine Shores in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Canopy Shores History
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 12, 2023
1. Canopy Shores History Marker
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Canopy Shores History. . Canopy Shores Park is located along the Matanzas River which has attracted human activity for thousands of years. Indigenous population took advantage of areas along the shore with higher terrain drained soils and within a multitude of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The adjacent marshlands were used as a food source and well-drained soils helped contribute to habitable and prosperous native communities. The surrounding region is suspected of having been the location of a large Timucuan village prior to the arrival of Europeans. Large shell middens and other features indicate intensive, long term occupation of this region covering a 4,000-year time span as well as historic material dating to the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Canopy Shores Park is located along the Matanzas River which has attracted human activity for thousands of years. Indigenous population took advantage of areas along the shore with higher terrain drained soils and within a multitude of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The adjacent marshlands were used as a food source and well-drained soils helped contribute to habitable and prosperous native communities. The surrounding region is suspected of having been the location of a large Timucuan village prior to the arrival of Europeans. Large shell middens and other features indicate intensive, long term occupation of this region covering a 4,000-year time span as well as historic material dating to the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Location. 29° 48.735′ N, 81° 17.948′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in St. Augustine Shores. It can be reached from the intersection of Christina
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Drive and Gilda Drive. Marker is located in the parking area of Canopy Shores Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 804 Christina Drive, Saint Augustine FL 32086, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in First Coast and in Greater Jacksonville. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Canopy Shores History (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank B. Butler (approx. 2½ miles away); 5480 Atlantic View (approx. 2.7 miles away); VFW Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Frank B. Butler (approx. 3 miles away); Butler's Beach (approx. 3 miles away); a different
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
