Near East Palatka in Putnam County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rollestown

Photographed by Ray King, June 9, 2012

1. Rollestown Marker

Inscription. Site of the colony of Denys Rolle, English philanthropist. The settlement, composed of 200 indentured servants from the streets of London, was founded in 1767. It did not prosper and the settlers scattered. Negro slaves were imported to tend cattle, cultivate citrus and extract turpentine. The colony was abandoned in 1783 when Britain ceded Florida to Spain. Rolle returned to England and the Negroes resettled in the Bahamas.

Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.

Location. 29° 37.815′ N, 81° 35.31′ W. Marker is near East Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County. It can be reached from U.S. 17 south of Caca Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in a wayside park on the property of a FPL (Florida Power & Light) substation. It is in the back of the park and nearly impossible to see from the highway. However, there is a large sign provided by FPL identifying the park that is very visible. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Palatka FL 32131, 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

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Bartram Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Explore the St. Johns River (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Spirit of the American Doughboy (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bartram Trail in Putnam County (approx. 2.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial Plaza (approx. 2.7 miles away); Still on Patrol (approx. 2.7 miles away); Basil C. Pearce Jr. USS Tang Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Putnam County High School Band WWII Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away).

Rollestown Marker and wayside park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray King, June 9, 2012

2. Rollestown Marker and wayside park

The reverse of the marker, looking toward the highway. The text is the same as the front.

Photographed by Ray King, June 9, 2012

3. Rollestown Marker and wayside park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by Ray King of Jacksonville, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,174 times since then and 217 times this year. Last updated on June 22, 2012, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2012, by Ray King of Jacksonville, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.