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Poe Springs is a spring about 3 miles west of High Springs, Florida. [1] It is located in Poe Springs Park, which is 202 acres in size. [2] The spring is isolated from the main part of the park at its center, requiring a 0.3 mile hike one-way. [1] [2] The water temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit. [1]
Located inside Blue Spring State Park 28°56′41″N 81°20′21″W / 28.9447°N 81.3392°W / 28.9447; -81.3392 ( Louis P. Thursby Orange City
City or town Description 1: George R. Newell House: George R. Newell House: December 30, 1974 (#75002163) June 11, 1976: 624 S. Lake Ave. Orlando: A Late Victorian house from 1885. Demolished February 1975. 2: The Parsonage: October 2, 1973 (#73000595) January 27, 1977: Fairbanks Ave. at Chase Ave. Winter Park: Demolished December 21, 1976. [6] [7]
The park name commemorates the work of diver and explorer Wes Skiles. [1] Prior to 2010 the park was known as Peacock Springs State Park. Amenities include a nature trail, six sinkholes, and Peacock and Bonnet Springs, with miles of underwater caves popular with cave divers. The two springs are tributaries of the Suwannee River. The park is ...
Louis P. Thursby and his family settled on the inlet to Blue Springs, located on the St. Johns River, in 1856. Shortly after arriving, he constructed one of the first steamboat landings and planted one of the earliest orange groves on the upper St. Johns River. His initial residence was a log cabin that he built.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park is a Florida State Park and historic site located on the former homestead of Pulitzer Prize-winning Florida author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953). A National Historic Landmark , it is located in Cross Creek, Florida , between Ocala and Gainesville at 18700 South County Road 325.
The Orange City Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on April 6, 2004) located in Orange City, Florida. The district is roughly bounded by Banana, Carpenter, French and Orange Avenues. It contains 211 historic buildings and 3 structures. A notable part of the historic district is the 1876 Heritage Inn.
The West Orange Trail is a 22-mile (35 km) long multi-use rail trail owned by Orange County Parks and Recreation in Orange County, Florida, in the United States. The paved trail passes through downtown Oakland , Winter Garden , and Apopka with most of its length built on old railroad alignments .