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  2. Silver Springs (attraction) - Wikipedia

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    The boat tour took guests 1 mile down the Silver River to a small island where zookeepers showcased native animals. The boat then returned to dock with its passengers. In 1993 the first comprehensive scientific study of Silver Springs' main spring was conducted, including geological, paleontological and biological studies of the spring. It is ...

  3. Silver Springs, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The glass-bottom boat was invented and tours of the springs began in the late 1870s. [5] In the 1920s, W. Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson, after leasing the land from Ed Carmichael (upon whose death the springs were left to the University of Florida), developed the land around the headwaters of the Silver River into an attraction that ...

  4. Silver Springs State Park - Wikipedia

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    The Silver Springs glass-bottom boats at the headspring area in 2017 The oldest operational glass bottom boat in Florida. Glass-bottom boats are located within the park and are based at the site of the former Silver Springs Nature Theme Park. Other activities include bicycling, canoeing, kayaking, camping, and wildlife viewing.

  5. Paradise Park, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Paradise Park was a tourist attraction and the only local recreational facility "for colored people", as its sign said, [1] about 1 mile (1.6 km) from Silver Springs, near Ocala, Florida. It offered similar features, such as glass-bottom boats , "jungle cruises," a petting zoo , [ 2 ] a dance pavilion with jukebox , performers, [ 3 ] : 164 a ...

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  7. Glass-bottom boat - Wikipedia

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    The glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878 by two men, Hullam Jones and Philip Morrell, in Marion County, Florida.Jones outfitted a dugout canoe with a glass viewing box at the bottom, which allowed tourists to view the clear waters of Silver Springs, Florida. [2]

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