Wilson Robinson, Sr., was a native of Archer, born on May 27, 1927. Mr. Robinson spent much of his life working to improve the community.
He was a founder of the Archer Community Progressive Organization and the Archer Day Care Center, and was . . . — — Map (db m209674) HM
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings described the nature and people of Cross Creek in vivid terms that have inspired artists and nature-lovers to cherish this place. One of Cross Creek's resident artists, Kate Barnes, attended a small neighborhood gathering . . . — — Map (db m187584) HM
The Alachua Sink, a named likely derived from the Potano word meaning “jug,” is the deepest of Paynes Prairie’s sinkholes and acts as a conduit for water entering the Floridan aquifer at a rate of up to 6 million gallons per day. . . . — — Map (db m126294) HM
Devil’s Millhopper
has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value
as an illustration of the Nation’s natural
heritage and contributes to a better
understanding of man’s environment
. . . — — Map (db m125200) HM
When Alvarado A. Geitgey (pronounced Get-gee) moved to Baker County, he became legendary. A self-made prosperous and shrewd business man purchased large tracts of land in the area and began pecan groves, grape orchards, citrus groves and a dairy . . . — — Map (db m206585) HM
In honor of our brother
Army SGT. Hubert L. Raulerson “Ranger”
Born Sept. 1, 1919 in Taylor
Son of George and Alma (Knapp) Raulerson
Killed in WWII action in Germany, Sept. 22, 1944
Lorene, Opal, Myrtice, T.J. James, . . . — — Map (db m206690) WM
This building was donated to Heritage Park by the Baker County Board of Public Instruction for the purpose of a school museum. The exterior addition was made possible by a generous donation from Dewey and Lynn Burned in honor of his parents, Jimmy . . . — — Map (db m206912) HM
Once upon a time you could turn off Georgia Road 185 onto the peaceful rural land that led to the Clyde Sands compound, an exhilarating experience, that is, if you like country. On either side of the by-way, as far as the eye could see, was a . . . — — Map (db m206909) HM
In honor of
Colonel John (1831-1891) and Clara H. Darby (1838-1880)
Founders of Darbyville
and son, Arthur Morgan and Ida Lee Wolfe Darby
Children: Ada Darby Jones, Susie Darby Marks, John Morgan
Darby, Mira Darby Peek, Mable Lee . . . — — Map (db m206764) HM
Sadie & Corbett
"I was called Sugar Toes the first 7 years of my life until my Uncle Noah & Cousin Werth came riding up on a mule & asked daddy, "Dennis have you got a name for that boy yet?" My daddy said "Nope"! "Well, I got a name for him, . . . — — Map (db m206676) HM
B- July 17, 1896 — D- May 31, 1964
Graduate of Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, GA.
Organized Florida National Bank of Starke in late 1930’s
Baker County Physician 1920’s through 1940’s
Remembered by . . . — — Map (db m206570) HM
March 5, 1932 — Feb. 15, 2002
Born Taylor, FL; Son of Vandie & Sippie (Canaday) Harris
1950 Graduate M-GHS
Played on 1st Championship Basketball team 1948-1949
Graduate of U of FL 1st Pharmacy Class 1960
Pharmacist 42 years . . . — — Map (db m206588) HM
This water powered windmill, once a source of water supply for the Woodlawn Cemetery-Association, was constructed by A.B. Hart, a pioneer settler (1913) of Hart's Trail Ridge east of McClenny. Mr. Hart's name, followed by the original spelling of . . . — — Map (db m206541) HM
To honor of our 5th g/g/father
Elisha Greene, Sr. 1790 - 1875
who arrived with the first wagon train of settlers
Baker County 1832. Settled on Greene’s Creek
south of Sanderson. Father of 19 children
1 - Wife Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m206820) HM
In honor of our Garrett Family
Pioneer settlers of North Baker County - Macedonia Area
William “Bill” (1841-1927) Co. D 1st FL Calvary CSA
and Henrietta Hogan Garrett (1855-1934)
Frank (1873) Lewis (1875) Rose (1877) . . . — — Map (db m206811) HM
Harold and Fay Matthews Milton's exceptional lives probably made the greatest impact on the development of Baker County's educational and social advancement more so than any other couple of their era of time. Modest in nature, their achievements . . . — — Map (db m206544) HM
Ida Estelle Corbett born September 8, 1860 was the daughter of Charles C. Corbett and his wite Zilphia Crowningshield, natives of Vermont. A stone cutter and funeral director by trade, Charles, moved his family to the area now known as Baker County . . . — — Map (db m206911) HM
Baxter Midwife
Born 1909
Ida Gainey was raised in the back woods of Baker County. A poor country girl with poor but honorable parents, Daniel and Laura Mizell Raulerson.
She married Otus Gainey at the age of 15 but hardships did not . . . — — Map (db m206586) HM
Proud to be a Baker County Burnsed Descendant
Honoring
James M. Burnsed
Builder of the Burnsed Block House (Mid- 1830s)
and Fort Monica
Served in 1860s as Baker County Sheriff — — Map (db m206758) HM
Lula Thrift, daughter of John Newton (born 1851) and Sally (Arnold) Sands (born1861) in the Georgia Bend Area stands in front of the home her husband Nathan Thrift built for her in 1919. At a cost of $25 the lumber was hauled from the sawmill by . . . — — Map (db m206543) HM
Otis March 21, 1917 - February 12, 2001
Mattie May 21, 1920 -
Otis Canady was born south of Moniac, the only child of Aaron & Rosa Mae (Rhoden) Canady. Otis fell in love with Mattie, the daughter of Thomas & Mary (Thrift) Crews . . . — — Map (db m206629) HM
Walter Monroe Turner 1856-1931
Son of Charles and Martha (Fraker) Turner
Husband of Lillian Elizabeth Sessions 1862-1929
Walter Monroe Turner was Postmaster in Macclenny for 18 years. He and his wife, Lillian reared four sons and two . . . — — Map (db m206608) HM
It is believed the Lion Fountain (c. 1910s) was located at the Pines Hotel that once stood adjacent to the Panama City Depot off Beach Drive where today's Chevron tanks are. Many locals called the fountain a "horse trough" during its time near the . . . — — Map (db m245312) HM
In 1887, this block was set aside by the original Downtown developers, George W Jenks, and C. J. Demorest. Streets were laid out around the park, and it is evident from the plat of May 23, 1888, that it was the focal point of the small community. . . . — — Map (db m245178) HM
On February 22, 1926, WWI Veteran Harry C. Cailey of St. Andrews filed claim under the Homestead Act for 140.52 acres on this Gulf of Mexico location. His patent deed, signed by President Calvin Coolidge, required he maintain residency for . . . — — Map (db m244869) HM
1968 – Jetty Park Opened
1990 – Central Park (renamed Freddie Patrick Park) opened
1992 – First Florida deepwater port to develop an Inlet Management Plan
1995 – Malcolm E. McLouth Fishing Pier dedicated
1995 . . . — — Map (db m59666) HM
Many acres in this area were originally owned by Peter Wright a black man and one of the first settlers of this area. He sold his property to Thomas Mason, an English recluse, who later sold the property to Richard W. Goode for $110.
The . . . — — Map (db m50309) HM
The Villa Marine Hotel was erected in 1912 by W.L. Sweet. Its construction provided a sorely needed boost for Melbourne Beach as a vacation resort, for other well known resorts north and south were by this time outstripping this community in growth, . . . — — Map (db m52928) HM
Dennis Sawyer Memorial Park was established in 1956 when R.V. and Hazel Woods deeded three acres of land for use as an African American cemetery. It was originally managed by Greater Mount Olive AME Church, but years later, the cemetery deteriorated . . . — — Map (db m192604) HM
The Civil Rights Movement in Florida began with the early work and untimely death of Harry T. Moore, an African-American civil rights worker in Brevard County. Harry Tyson Moore was a teacher, a principal, and civil rights worker. He became the . . . — — Map (db m177877) HM
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 formed by Mary White Ovington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Archibald Grimke, Henry Moskowitz, Oswald . . . — — Map (db m177876) HM
Titusville was founded in 1867 and was incorporated in 1886. By 1900 Titusville's population had grown to 900. Shortly after World War II, the city began a period of tremendous growth, stimulated in large part by the development of the United . . . — — Map (db m141290) HM
Along the southern horizon stand the rocket launching complexes of Kennedy Space Center. From the two nearest pads, the nation’s space exploration program is conducted bt the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In the early . . . — — Map (db m217731) HM
African Americans living in South Florida in the earlier part of the 20th century drove from as far away as Palm Beach and Miami to use Fort Lauderdale’s beaches, but met with significant resistance from oceanfront property owners. On May 14, 1946, . . . — — Map (db m127513) HM
Camp Telogia is a throwback to the past and may be one of Broward County's best-kept secrets. The name most likely came from a Native American word, "Telogia," meaning palmetto. Camp Telogia was acquired in 1961 when Broward County sold 10 acres to . . . — — Map (db m244078) HM
In the early 1980s, the eastern part of the City of Parkland (City) along Holmberg Road was known as Country Point. At that time, the Country Place residential community was under development on the north side of Holmberg Road and north of a . . . — — Map (db m244093) HM
Building Liberty Park wasn't just about playground equipment. It was about building a sense of community in Parkland. From conceptualization to the finished product, residents were at the helm, raising funds, gathering materials, and organizing the . . . — — Map (db m244067) HM
The majestic Statue of Liberty towers above Liberty Island at the entrance to New York Harbor in upper New York Bay. In 1884 the people of France gave it to the United States in recognition of the bond of friendship they developed during the . . . — — Map (db m244091) HM
One of the most historic locations in Pompano Beach, the Hillsboro inlet was given its name by surveyor William de Brahm in the early 1870's. The name honored British aristocrat Lord Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough. It is not clear how the . . . — — Map (db m213478) HM
A Man-made Lake Felburn Park was once a mine. Workers mined dolomite rock, which was added to soil on farms. As they dug, miners hit a reservoir of groundwater, and the spring water started to fill the pit. They pumped out the water as it . . . — — Map (db m167344) HM
Edwin and Mary King moved to Crystal River in 1863. They built a home nearby on the bay which came to bear their name. In 1879, a canal on the north side of the property was dug so that smaller boats could unload supplies from larger ships at the . . . — — Map (db m237202) HM
The Price of Progress Picture massive barges, tugboats and trawlers clogging the bay. This was to be the west end of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, where the water enters the Gulf of Mexico. The canal would have impacted Florida's fresh and . . . — — Map (db m167343) HM
Whistle markers were placed along the track ¼ mile before every road crossing, in both directions. They alerted the engineer to blow his train whistle. The horizontal bars on this concrete whistle marker — two wide, one narrow, one wide — tell the . . . — — Map (db m156006) HM
Situated on the site of Camp Blanding, between Sandhill and Brooklyn lakes, are the remnants of Magnolia Lake State Park. A relic from the time of segregation, Magnolia Lake was built to provide separate facilities to serve African American . . . — — Map (db m135964) HM
Georgia native, adopted son of Florida, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, U. of Miami graduate, attorney, founder of the Florida Nature Conservancy, member of Tropical Audubon, South Florida Orchid Society and self-trained field biologist, he . . . — — Map (db m169197) HM
This pleasant 4-lane avenue was laid out in 1923. An electric streetcar ran from Dupont down Copeland Avenue and then along Broadway to the river.
The median had a goldfish pond and dish were replaces frequently after the raccoons feasted on . . . — — Map (db m213485) HM
Once, occupied by the Caloosa Indians and the Spanish, it was the last refuge of the Seminoles. The region is drained in a north-south direction by creeks, rivers, sloughs and swamps. Abounding in wildlife, trees, plants, shrubs and flowers, most of . . . — — Map (db m194947) HM
William Dutcher was the first president of the National Association of Audubon Societies, appointed in 1905. He helped shape the organization and worked tirelessly for bird protection. He was instrumental in establishing the Audubon warden program . . . — — Map (db m164918) HM
The Baker-Curry tree is named for two individuals whose unlikely partnership saved Corkscrew and established it as an Audubon Sanctuary. It started with passionate citizens who came together to stop the logging of the last remaining old-growth bald . . . — — Map (db m164919) HM
Aldo Leopold is considered the father of the modern conservation ethic. He lamented the toll wrought on the landscape in the name of material progress, and the ever widening disconnect between society and land. Where John Muir was inspired by . . . — — Map (db m164909) HM
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States (1901-1909) is known as the "conservationist president" for creating the Division of Forestry and protecting 230 million acres of federal land. He was a member of Florida Audubon during . . . — — Map (db m164912) HM
Guy Bradley is one of the heroes of Audubon and one of the most colorful characters of its history. He was the first warden to be deputized by Audubon, a strange fact due to his passion for hunting birds for their valuable, fashionable plumes. When . . . — — Map (db m164913) HM
The Rhett Green tree is an iconic, massive individual, rugged like its namesake. It has withstood the test of time. In 1912, Rhett Green was hired as an Audubon warden to protect plume bearing birds such as egrets, herons and roseate spoonbills . . . — — Map (db m164914) HM
In the early 1800s, the Seminole tribe sought and found refuge deep in the bald cypress forests of Southwest Florida during the Seminole Wars. This tree bears the Seminole name for big cypress, Asteenahoofa. It is straight, solid and free of . . . — — Map (db m164916) HM
In grateful appreciation to
Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris
Acquisition of this park was made possible when Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris arranged the purchase of the land on April 24, 1964, through their St. Charles, . . . — — Map (db m15877) HM
Built as the park caretaker’s residence about 1940. County Commissioner D. Graham Copeland managed Barron Collier's businesses and surveyed Collier County. He located the sites of several Seminole war forts, old trails, and Seminole villages. As . . . — — Map (db m194878) HM
”We have to save the swamp a hundred times but we only get to lose it once.” In the 1930’s lumbermen began logging bald cypress trees because the trunks were knot-free and the wood was highly resistant to rot. Lumber . . . — — Map (db m164799) HM
Bald cypress, the swamp and wood storks make this National Audubon Society sanctuary unique. The source of storks Wood storks come to Corkscrew Swamp during the dry months of winter and early spring. Here, in greater numbers than anywhere . . . — — Map (db m164800) HM
Things to see
Cypress Knees
Cypress trees sprout curious
Appendages called knees. They are believed to help stabilize the parent tree in swamp environments.
Florida Panther
The solitary Florida panther ranges throughout a wide . . . — — Map (db m106231)
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service. Defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m213487) HM
Falling Creek Falls Park is a cooperative venture between the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) and the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners. The SRWMD acquired the land through the Preservation 2000 land acquisition program . . . — — Map (db m126089) HM
Dedicated July 3, 1991
by the
Northeast Florida
Leadership Council Inc.
In Honor of the
Columbia County
Desert Storm
Military Personnel — — Map (db m239707) WM
The beautiful rolling fifty-plus acre preserve of Florida hammock known as Tree Hill is defined by spring-fed Red Bay Branch and Howland creeks. Originally part of Spanish land grants to Italian immigrant Francis Richard - grants that formed the . . . — — Map (db m238265) HM
The Jefferson Street Pool was the first major municipal facility of its kind available to African Americans in Jacksonville. Prior to its establishment in 1951, a few community pools for black people had been created.
The Jefferson Street Pool . . . — — Map (db m237299) HM
This site has been the location of baseball and other sports for nearly 100 years.
The location has been know at different times as Barrs Field, the Myrtle Avenue Ball Park, Joseph H. Durkee Memorial Athletic Field, and since 1980, James P. . . . — — Map (db m149085) HM
Manhattan Beach was Florida’s first African American beach resort. In 1900, Henry Flagler reserved Manhattan Beach for black employees of his Florida East Coast Railway and Florida East Coast Hotel companies. African Americans, who comprised a . . . — — Map (db m173936) HM
On September 17th, 1862, Union General Ambrose E. Burnside’s corps of 12,000 men attempted to cross a 12-foot-wide bridge over Antietam Creek. Georgian sharpshooters took up positions behind trees and boulders on a steep wooded bluff some 100 . . . — — Map (db m142718) HM
The Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak stands at the site of an important Confederate port, blockaded by Union ships during the Civil War. The port, located southwest of Tallahassee, Florida, was a central shipping point for cotton, one of the South’s . . . — — Map (db m142813) HM
In Central Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General Ulysess S. Grant met at Appomattox Court House to discuss the formal terms of surrender. On April 9, 1865 Lee and Grant signed the terms effectively ending the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m142733) HM
Archaeology at Camp Milton
In 2003, professional archaeologist investigated Camp Milton. On behalf of the City of Jacksonville, they searched for evidence of Civil War activities and examined the camp’s defensive earthworks. . . . — — Map (db m149144) HM
The grounds of Arlington National Cemetery were originally part of Arlington House, the 1,100-achre home of General Robert E. Lee and his family before the war began. Today, the cemetery covers 612 acres and is the final resting place for more . . . — — Map (db m142584) HM
On April 12th, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., a mortar shell from Fort Johnson, Johns Island, South Carolina, arched across the sky. The shell exploded almost directly over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Within minutes of the first mortar explosion, . . . — — Map (db m142598) HM
The Battle of Selma Live Oak tree stood witness to the fall of Selma, Alabama, on April 2, 1865, and the end of the Civil War seven days later. Confederate troops in Selma had braced for an invasion of Union soldiers. In an effort to bring an to . . . — — Map (db m142790) HM
Booker T. Washington was born to Jane Ferguson, slave and cook on the James Burroughs plantation, in Hardy, Virginia, in 1856. Beneath the trees of a local park, a group of slaves, including 9-year-old Washington, learned of their freedom when . . . — — Map (db m142588) HM
During the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, the famed Washington Artillery of New Orleans was posted around Marye House, known as Brompton. Confederate Colonial J.B. Walton used the house as his home and headquarters, as he held back . . . — — Map (db m142792) HM
Two Catalpas, gnarled with age, stand on the lawn of the imposing brick mansion called Chatham that served as the Union headquarters during the bloody battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862. Union General Ambrose Burnside camped his . . . — — Map (db m142821) HM
Fort Fisher was a major stronghold of the Confederacy. Built on land near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, the fort began to take shape in 1862 under the direction of Colonel William Lamb. Fort Fisher was vital for the blockade . . . — — Map (db m142721) HM
Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement during the years prior to the Civil War. Douglass lived and worked in Rochester, NY for most of his public career. After the close of the Civil War he moved to . . . — — Map (db m142693) HM
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was given as part of the dedication ceremony for a soldier’s cemetery. The cemetery was carved from a field at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where armies clashed in 1863 during the Civil War. The dedication, held . . . — — Map (db m142617) HM
Three old sycamore trees on Baltimore Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, withstood the crossfire of two armies that battled for three days. After the famous Civil War battle, Gettysburg was in shambles. More than 51,000 causalities were crowded . . . — — Map (db m142959) HM
An important writer and abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1852. During the Reconstruction, Stowe and many other northerners came to Florida with dreams of turning the wild, subtropical state into a haven . . . — — Map (db m142807) HM
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was built in 1833 to serve as the residence of Lane Theological Seminary’s president. Harriet Beecher moved to Cincinnati in 1832 with her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, who had been appointed seminary president. It . . . — — Map (db m142652) HM
Jefferson Davis led a fascinating life as a politician who fought to establish the Confederate States of America. After being wounded during the Mexican-American War, Davis served the state of Mississippi in the U.S. Congress 1835 to 1861. When . . . — — Map (db m142728) HM
The Kennesaw Mountain White Oak stands in a 2,883-acre national park northwest of Atlanta, Georgia. Today, the park commemorates one of the few of the Civil War victories for the Confederate Army during Union General William T. Sherman’s bloody . . . — — Map (db m142793) HM
The first of many funeral services for the fallen president, who was assassinated on April 15, 1865, was conducted at the White House on Wednesday, April 19. A procession then accompanied the horse-drawn hearse as Lincoln was carried to the . . . — — Map (db m142867) HM
The Manassas Mimosa stands in northern Virginia at Henry House Hill, scene of two important Civil War battles: the first and second battles of Manassas. The first battle of Manassas, also know as the battle of Bull Run, took place in July 1861. . . . — — Map (db m142731) HM
Robert E. Lee was born at Stratford Hall, Virginia in 1807. He was a career military officer and at one point was superintendent of the West Point Military Academy in New York. On the eve of the Civil War, Lee was offered the command of the Union . . . — — Map (db m142658) HM
General Robert E. Lee was the brilliant Confederate leader whose military genius was probably the greatest single factor in keeping the Confederacy alive through the four years of the Civil War. Lee came from a distinguished family. His Virginia . . . — — Map (db m142968) HM
The Robert E. Lee Sycamore grows at the immense plantation where the famous Confederate general was born. The thickly wooden acres of Stratford Hall were home to four generations of Lees, including Richard Henry Lee and Francis . . . — — Map (db m142591) HM
Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) was a brilliant military genius was probably the greatest single factor in keeping the confederacy alive through the four years of the Civil War. After the war’s end, Lee refused to express bitterness. “Abandon . . . — — Map (db m142817) HM
Seminary Ridge was the primary Confederate position west of Gettysburg for the final two days of the battle. For General Robert E. Lee, this ridge offered him high ground for observation of the distant Union line and an excellent. — — Map (db m142876)
In Tennessee during the spring of 1862, the tranquility of the small log church called Shiloh was shattered by the sounds of battle. Cannons rumbled, rifle-shots cracked the air , and peach blossoms from nearby orchards “floated down on the . . . — — Map (db m142653) HM
The Stonewall Jackson prayer oak, still massive despite half of its hugh boughs having died, stands in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is believed to have sheltered one of the most famous of all the personalities of the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m142656) HM
The Third Union invasion was significant because it was the first deployment of African American troops in Florida by the federal government. The 33rd USCT (United States Colored Troops), formerly known as the 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry . . . — — Map (db m143682) WM
A legendary landmark in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, this majestic live oak tree is said to have sheltered settlers and natives during peace treaty talks. In the early 1900’s, an amusement park stood on the site, and today, it is the park . . . — — Map (db m142991)
Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president, Republican , was born at Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His father, a tanner, moved the family to Georgetown, Ohio. Grant entered West Point in 1839 and later served in the Mexican-American War. His . . . — — Map (db m142970) HM
Urban Trees
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful , committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
Trees have always been a vital element of the Jacksonville landscape.
Oaks and . . . — — Map (db m197960) HM
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