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.
Annual History Society MeetingFeb 15th at old Bunnell City Hall
An amazing time was had by all at the Feb 15th Annual History Society Meeting.
Shell Bluff ParkHistory
At the time of the 1900 Federal census, there were seven white families living at Shell Bluff and 23 black families.
Haw Creek
Haw Creek runs through an area of Flagler County that is rich in wildlife. It is a favorite area for boaters and fishermen.
Dupont Plantation
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.
in 1802.
Dupont Center
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.