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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
It is the largest artesian spring in the world and the site of the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida, and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Its main features are the glass-bottom boat tours on the river, which have operated there, in various forms, since 1878. (The oldest and only remaining operational boat is ...
In the 19th century, this site became Florida's first tourist destination. Today, well known for glass-bottom boat tours of the area, Silver Springs is owned by the State of Florida; it was incorporated into Silver Springs State Park in 2013. [13] [14] Other nearby natural attractions include the Ocala National Forest and the Florida Trail.
Ocala International Airport covers 1,532 acres (620 ha) at an elevation of 90 feet (27 m). It has two asphalt runways: runway 18/36 is 7,467 by 150 feet (2,276 x 46 m) and runway 8/26 is 3,009 by 50 feet (917 x 15 m). [1] In May 2009 construction began on an air traffic control tower. The tower was certified and staffed as an FAA Level I ...
The Ocala Historic District is a U.S. Historic District (designated as such on January 12, 1984) [2] located in Ocala, Florida. It encompasses 172 acres (0.70 km 2), [2] and is bounded by Broadway, Southeast 8th Street, Silver Springs Place, Southeast 3rd, 13th, and Watula Avenues. It contains 220 historic buildings.
These experiences are at the heart of Dunn’s Teach the Truth tour, a two-day excursion where students and families travel to the locations of Florida’s most horrific sites of racial violence.
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 ...
The ferry, with a toll of $10, [7] is one of four in Florida. [4] Operating daily except Tuesday during daylight hours, it has an estimated annual traffic load of 1,500 vehicles per year. [ 4 ] The ferry takes ten minutes to cross the one mile (1.6 km) span of the river; [ 4 ] it can carry two to four pickup trucks , a dozen motorcycles , or 38 ...