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Category: Historic Locations in Flagler County (page 3)

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

A Drive Down What Remains of the Old Brick RoadArticle by Mark Woods, Jacksonville.com

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: FCHS
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.
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MarinelandMarine Studios

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Sisco Deen
Marineland opened in 1938 as the world’s first underwater motion picture studio.
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Figure 10 โ€“ Marco Polo Park 1970s postcard โ€“ The Flying Elephant Ride was a favorite with the children (Source: Authorโ€™s personal collection).

Marco Polo Park: The Short-Lived Local Theme Park

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Randy Jaye
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.
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First Mass 1914 Korona

Korona

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Sisco Deen
Polish immigrants in Chicago, Detroit, and other cities were the original settlers of this new town about six miles south of Bunnell.
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Hernandez Landing (Long Creek)

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: FCHS
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.
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A British Period Sawmillโ€ by William M. Jones El Escribano (original document Flagler County Historical Society Annex)

Hewitt Sawmill

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Bill Ryan
John Hewitt was an expert builder and contractor who arrived in St. Augustine before the American Revolution in 1768.
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1739 Soldiers Sketch

Haw Creek

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Bill Ryan
Haw Creek runs through an area of Flagler County that is rich in wildlife. It is a favorite area for boaters and fishermen.
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Dupont Plantation

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Written by: Bill Ryan
In 1791 Josiah Dupont (b-1742) arrived in this area to settle lands near the Matanzas River. His family remained here until Indian attacks
in 1802.
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Tippicanoe Inn

Dupont Center

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: July 25, 2020 Written by: FCHS
The DuPont Railroad and Land Company, like ITT of later years, offered prospective land buyers a place to stay while they traveled to present-day Flagler County to take a look at the land.
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Princess Place Preserve

Cherokee Grove

Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: November 19, 2020 Written by: FCHS
In 1886, Henry Mason Cutting, a wealthy New England sportsman purchased the property known as “Cherokee Grove”.
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