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Historical Markers in Switzerland, Florida

 
Clickable Map of St. Johns County, Florida and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg St. Johns County, FL (485) Clay County, FL (124) Duval County, FL (279) Flagler County, FL (79) Putnam County, FL (62)  St.JohnsCounty(485) St. Johns County (485)  ClayCounty(124) Clay County (124)  DuvalCounty(279) Duval County (279)  FlaglerCounty(79) Flagler County (79)  PutnamCounty(62) Putnam County (62)
St. Augustine is the county seat for St. Johns County
Switzerland is in St. Johns County
      St. Johns County (485)  
ADJACENT TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY
      Clay County (124)  
      Duval County (279)  
      Flagler County (79)  
      Putnam County (62)  
 
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1 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — Alpine Groves
In the late 1800s, the St. Johns River was used for the transport of goods and people in Northeast Florida. On this property, there are three historic structures: the farmhouse, a citrus sorting shed and the horse stables, strategically placed for . . . Map (db m230098) HM
2 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — History of Alpine Groves Park
The stable and wagon date from the late 1800s and are original to the site. The stable contained two stalls and a tack room. When John E. Harris purchased the property in 1937, he hoped to expand the orange production on the property and extended . . . Map (db m230207) HM
3 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — History of Alpine Groves Park
This site was an orange grove homestead during the booming 19th Century citrus industry. There are three historic structures, including the Bennett House, a citrus sorting shed, and the horse stables, all of which are the last remaining physical . . . Map (db m230208) HM
4 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — St. Johns County / New Switzerland Plantation
St. Johns County On July 21, 1821 Major General Andrew Jackson, Florida's first Territorial Governor, established St. Johns County, with St. Augustine as the county seat. It contained all Florida east of the Suwanee River, approximately . . . Map (db m62164) HM
5 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — William Bartram Scenic Highway
Within a mile and a half of this marker are numerous prehistoric sites, several of which date from 2000 BC. Native Americans occupied the northern river section from about 4000 BC until the arrival of Europeans after 1500 AD. Riverbank . . . Map (db m236728) HM
6 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773 - 1777 — Deep South Region —
My chief happiness consisted in tracing and admiring the infinite power, majesty, and perfection of the Creator.Map (db m61818) HM
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024