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Category: Historic Locations in Flagler County (page 2)

Flagler County Historical Society > Blog > Historic Locations in Flagler County
General Hernandez

General Hernandez and St. Joseph Plantation(From Ashes on the Wind by Alice Strickland)

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: FCHS
One of the largest and most important plantations on Florida’s northeast coast was St. Joseph, whose owner, Joseph Mariano Hernandez, was one of the most distinguished and well-known planters of Florida.
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Boy Scouts investigate ruins in 1960s

General Joseph M. Hernandez and St. Joseph’s Plantation

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: FCHS
Eileen H. Butts – Volusia County Record (Flagler Historical Society files)
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The Live Oak Tree

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Sisco Deen
General Joseph Marion Hernandez and his Bella Vista Plantation is now our beautiful Washington Oaks Gardens State Park.
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St Johns Park - Entry Sign

St. Johns Park

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Sisco Deen
The land boom in present-day Flagler County started on the west side of the county in the early 1900s at the settlement called Omega.
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Trains at Depot Crossing, Dupont

Railroads

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Sisco Deen
Utley’s first found employment with the Tocoi Railroad Company, which was a horse railroad of the good old days.
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A portion of the Old Brick Road.

The Dixie HighwayOld Brick Road

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: FCHS
This portion of the 5,706-mile-long highway which stretched as far north as Ontario, Canada and as far south as Florida City, Florida is made up of bricks from two major companies; Southern Brick in Tennessee and Graves Brick in Alabama.
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Driving the Old Brick Road

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: June 15, 2021 Written by: FCHS
In January 2006 The Stanley Steamer association took their Steam Car Tour on The Dixie Highway or our Old Brick Road.

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Flagler Casino & Pier

Ocean City – Flagler BeachFlagler Beach

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: August 8, 2020 Written by: Sisco Deen
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

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Old Live Oak

Moody Homestead Park

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: August 6, 2020 Written by: Bill Ryan
Moody Homestead Park is located at Briarwood Drive going east on Moody Boulevard before you arrive at Belle Terre.
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Ferris Wheel in Marco Polo Park.

Marco Polo ParkArtifacts – Pictures, Brochures, Articles and Press Releases

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Randy Jaye
A collection of photos, newspaper articles, artifacts and memorabilia donated by Susan Horvath.
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