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Devil’s Millhopper, Gainesville, 1908. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on July 17, 2023
at 6:12 am
Here’s a 1908 postmarked postcard of the Devil’s Mill Hopper in Gainesville sent from Gainesville to a Mrs. R. Hildetch on Clark Street in Jacksonville. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Turpenstine Still, St. John’s River.
on July 25, 2022
at 6:00 am
This undated postcard is of a turpentine operation somewhere along the St. Johns River. Most camps were no where near this fancy. This is really more a loading and unloading area to ship the sap collected. Note the dugout canoe.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Great egrets in the Everglades. This from ‘Everglades: Wondrous River of Life’ by Steve Walker. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2BWje6N
This 1888 photograph of the Indian River shore shows the coquina rock that lies beneath to many of us. This photo is from ‘Victorian Florida: America’s Last Frontier’ by Floyd and Marion Rinhart. You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is #WorldRangerDay! Florida is full of incredible rangers that run our parks system. One of Swampy’s favorites is the park biologist for the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Mike Owen. Mike is a wonder in South Florida. Mike not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy along the arms of the stately oak that greats visitors to the Ridge Manor Trailhead of the Withlacoochee hiking trail! A hike from this point gets you about 1.2 miles later to the Withlacoochee River. The trail continues both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Peter Updike sent along this photo to share of someone crossing the road to get to the other side. Peter took this shot “while bike riding in the Half Moon WMA, what a thrill. Gator Country!”
On the Swampy Facebook page Peter Updike wanted to share this photo and the information below. Thought we would share it here, too. – ‘I thought the good folks at Swampy’s Florida might enjoy seeing this cypress stump located at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…