North Florida Trip 2005

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*** A1A Coastline between St. Augustine and Jacksonville ***

Fishermen
Coastline view
Fisherman

*** Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve ***

Kingsley Plantation built and developed around 1815 on St. George's Island. The plantation grew Sea Island cotton, sugar cane, citrus and corn. After 15 or so years Kingsley left and went to another plantation in Haiti; he disapproved of the way the South chose to treat plantation slaves.
Kingsley Plantation barn
Back of Kingsley Plantation Home
Kingsley Plantation kitchen
Kingsley Plantation cistern
Front of Kingsley Plantation
Old Man Kingsley view of boats passing from his front porch
Remains of slave quarters

Fort Caroline National Monument: Across the St. John's River from the Kingsley Plantation.
In the early 1560's France attempted to settle this area. Fort Caroline was built but, shortly after, Spain built fort a little south at St. Augustine. The French sailed south to convince the Spanards to leave, but weather conditions forced the ships too far south. Meanwhile the Spanards marched north and took over Ft. Caroline. The French decided to go back to France.
St. John's Ferry docking
Front of Fort Caroline
Inside of Fort Caroline
1560ish Native American hut
Oven built just outside of the Fort and away from huts
Rest area along hiking trail near Fort Caroline

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