Ocean City was a small settlement on present-day Moody Boulevard on the west side of the Intracoastal Canal. It is now known as Flagler Beach. In 1942 volunteer flyers fought German submarines from an airstrip in Flagler Beach
Moody Homestead Park
Moody Homestead Park is located at Briarwood Drive going east on Moody Boulevard before you arrive at Belle Terre.
Marco Polo ParkArtifacts – Pictures, Brochures, Articles and Press Releases
A collection of photos, newspaper articles, artifacts and memorabilia donated by Susan Horvath.
A Drive Down What Remains of the Old Brick RoadArticle by Mark Woods, Jacksonville.com
The Graves Brick Company of Birmingham, Ala., made most of the red bricks for the Old Brick Road that was completed in St. Johns County in 1916.
Old Brick RoadA Cultural Resource Management Plan for Old Dixie Highway
It may well be the longest existing portion of a road system of great national significance in the early 20th century.
MarinelandMarine Studios
Marineland opened in 1938 as the world’s first underwater motion picture studio.
Marco Polo Park: The Short-Lived Local Theme Park
The park featured an Oriental theme based on the exotic travels of Marco Polo from his native Venice through the lands of Turkey, India, China and Japan.
Korona
Polish immigrants in Chicago, Detroit, and other cities were the original settlers of this new town about six miles south of Bunnell.
Hernandez Landing (Long Creek)
The original Spanish land grant map fell almost exactly on the modern map of the area. Illustrated in the early 1800’s map is an “embarcadero” or landing for boats. There is a “Camino Carratera” or cart road that dead-ends into Long Creek.
Hewitt Sawmill
John Hewitt was an expert builder and contractor who arrived in St. Augustine before the American Revolution in 1768.