Dunns Creek State Park Explained

Dunns Creek State Park
Iucn Category:V
Map:Florida#USA
Location:Putnam County, Florida, USA
Nearest City:Crescent City, Florida
Coordinates:29.4744°N -81.5908°W
Governing Body:Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Dunns Creek State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately 15 miles south of Palatka, on US 17.

History

Native 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida State Parks 75th Anniversary 1935 - 2010 . Floridastateparks.org . 2014-01-09.