Julington Creek

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]

Not to be confused with Julington Creek Plantation, Florida.

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. 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
  1. "Julington Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America: Florida 1992". The Survey. June 13, 1992 – via Google Books.
  3. McCarthy, Kevin M. (June 13, 2008). St. Johns River Guidebook. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 9781561644353 – via Google Books.
  4. Claiborne, Young. Cruising Guide to Eastern Florida: 5th Edition. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455603152 – via Google Books.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "The Florida Historical Quarterly". Florida Historical Society. June 17, 1956 – via Google Books.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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