Julington Creek

Julington Creek is a stream in Duval 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] Highway 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. 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 – via Google Books.
  4. Claiborne, Young. "Cruising Guide to Eastern Florida: 5th Edition". Pelican Publishing – 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 – 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 – 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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