Pellicer Creek

Pellicer Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Florida.[1] It is a tributary to the Matanzas River,[2] and delineates the border between St. Johns and Flagler counties in the northeastern part of the state.[3] The creek begins as a blackwater stream in the swamps west of Interstate 95, and meanders eastward into the Matanzas River; it is part of Florida's Designated Paddling Trail System.[4]

Pellicer Creek was named after Francisco Pellicer, an early Spanish settler.[5] The waterway was formerly called Woodcutter's Creek, along which lumber and turpentine from a sawmill owned by British master carpenter John Hewitt were transported to the Matanzas River and then northward to St. Augustine.[6] In 1770, Hewitt had purchased 1,000 acres of land near the Kings' Road, where he built his water-driven mill,[7] in operation from 1770 to 1813.[8]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pellicer Creek
  2. "Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. The Revised General Statutes of Florida: Prepared Under Authority of Chapter 6930, Acts 1915, Chapter 7347, Acts 1917, and Chapter 7838, Acts 1919, Laws of Florida. E. O. Painter Printing Company. 1920. p. 298–299.
  4. Kumiski, John (2019). Fishing Florida by Paddle: An Angler's Guide. Arcadia Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4671-4063-8.
  5. "History". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. Alderson, Doug (2021). Florida's Rivers: A Celebration of Over 40 of the Sunshine State's Dynamic Waterways. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-68334-262-5.
  7. Anderson, Danielle (3 July 2019). "Lumber for loyalists | Officials rededicate pre-Revolutionary War sawmill site". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022.
  8. Staff (15 August 2017). "Florida Agricultural Museum, Palm Coast, Florida at MuseumsUSA.org". www.museumsusa.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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