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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) savanna in Alachua County, Florida lying between Micanopy and Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441 (which has a scenic outlook ramp). It is in the center of the Paynes Prairie Basin.
Paynes Prairie’s Historic Past. For more than 12,000 years, the Paynes Prairie area was home to native people. According to the nonprofit The Trail of Florida’s Indian Heritage, "A rich ...
It passes through the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area along a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line. The property was purchased by the state of Florida from CSX Transportation with money from the "trails from rails" program in late 1989. [1] The trail opened for use in January 1992. [2]
Paynes Creek Historic State Park is a Florida State Park located on Lake Branch Road one-half mile southeast of Bowling Green, Florida.On November 21, 1978, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places, under the title of Payne's Creek Massacre-Fort Chokonikla Site (also known as "site of Chokonikla blockhouse and bridge" or "Military cemetery").
The hacienda headquarters has been identified with an archaeological site on the northern rim of Payne's Prairie, overlooking the Alachua Sink (a sinkhole that drains Paynes Prairie). [ d ] The earliest possible date for the founding of the La Chua ranch is in the late 1640s, but the first mention of its existence was in 1675, and the name did ...
There are 175 [1] state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than 800,000 acres (320,000 ha), [2] providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists. Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, often styled, "Friends of {park name} State Park ...
The annual Fall Harvest Festival brings music and crafts, but you can also escape the crowds in nearby Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and watch wildlife from a 50-foot-high observation tower ...
Hummock Ridge, later known as Hammock Ridge, was a community in central Alachua County on the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad (later part of the Florida Central and Western Railroad). It was the center of a well-regarded vegetable gtowing area. A post office named Hammock was established in 1888 and closed in 1896. [26] [19] [20]