Julington Creek is a stream in Saint John County, Florida, [1] [2] near Jacksonville. Durbin Creek is a tributary. Julington Creek feeds into the St Johns River widening out into Old Bull Bay. Both are navigable by paddlecraft [3] and has a marina on it. [4]
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote about her visits to the creek while she was living in Mandarin, Florida, in Palmetto Leaves (1873). [5]
History
An account of Florida from 1837 describes settlements in an area of the creek. [6] There was a ferry across the creek. [7]
Developments
The Bartram Canoe Trail runs from Durbin Creek to Julington Creek. [8] State Road 13 has a bridge over the creek. [8]
There is a Julington Durbin Creek Preserve.[ citation needed] There is also a Julington Creek Elementary School and the community of Julington Creek Plantation.
History
Land along the creek was subject to claims in the late 18th century. [9]
References
- ^ "Julington Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America: Florida 1992". The Survey. June 13, 1992 – via Google Books.
- ^ McCarthy, Kevin M. (June 13, 2008). St. Johns River Guidebook. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 9781561644353 – via Google Books.
- ^ Claiborne, Young. Cruising Guide to Eastern Florida: 5th Edition. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455603152 – via Google Books.
- ^ Anderson, Lorraine; Edwards, Thomas S. (June 13, 2002). At Home on this Earth: Two Centuries of U.S. Women's Nature Writing. UPNE. ISBN 9781584651932 – via Google Books.
- ^ Williams, John Lee (June 17, 1837). "The Territory of Florida: Or Sketches of the Topography, Civil and Natural History, of the Country, the Climate, and the Indian Tribes, from the First Discovery to the Present Time". A. T. Goodrich – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Florida Historical Quarterly". Florida Historical Society. June 17, 1956 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Spornick, Charles D.; Cattier, Alan; Greene, Robert J. (June 13, 2003). An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820324388 – via Google Books.
- ^ Congress, United States (June 13, 1860). "American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States". Gales and Seaton – via Google Books.