Middleburg in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Thompson - Chalker Docks
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 27, 2013
1. Thompson - Chalker Docks Marker
Samuel B. Thompson owned and operated dock and warehouses at the foot of Thompson St. (now Wharf St., name changed about 1951). Thompson's warehouses were burned by Union soldiers in 1864. After the Civil War, Albert S. Chalker operated the docks and on July 7, 1873, was also granted the right to operate a ferry across Black Creek about 200 yards upstream from th docks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1951.
Location. 30° 4.138′ N, 81° 51.641′ W. Marker is in Middleburg, Florida, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Wharf Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. note: Wharf Street continues to private driveways. No public access. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middleburg FL 32068, 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. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middleburg (a few steps from this marker); Middleburg Methodist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Heilman (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Roy Stanley Geiger, United States Marine Corps (approx. 0.8 miles away); Town of Penney Farms 1927
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Lynyrd Skynyrd Hell House Site (was approx. 8.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 27, 2013
2. Thompson - Chalker Docks Marker at Wharf Street
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
