Dunns Creek State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately 15 miles south of Palatka, on US 17.
| Dunns Creek State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Putnam County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Crescent City, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°28′28″N 81°35′27″W / 29.47444°N 81.59083°W |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
History
editNative Americans used this site as evidenced by the fairly widespread burial mounds. During the 1920s, a steamboat stop provided wood and water to citrus loaded ships. The area was also used as a post office for the towns of Pomona and Sisco. The 6,000-acre property was the site of turpentining, logging, cattle ranching and farming operations within the last century. Located south of a sharp bend in the St. Johns River along Dunns Creek (which connects to Crescent Lake), the park was added to the state park system in October 2001.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ "Florida State Parks 75th Anniversary 1935 - 2010". Floridastateparks.org. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Dunns Creek State Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Dunns Creek at Florida State Parks
- Dunns Creek at State Parks
- Dunns Creek at Wildernet
- Dunns Creek State Park Unit Management Plan
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