Green Cove Springs

by Kevin S. Hooper

Book Overview

Before the arrival of Spanish and French explorers, Green Cove Springs was inhabited by various groups of the Timucua Indians. When Spain relinquished Florida at the end of the French and Indian War, British aristocrats established several large rice and indigo plantations. Magnolia Springs become a popular winter resort after Dr. Nathan Benedict of New York established the first hotel around 1853. After the Civil War, the area become popular with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738586420
• ISBN13: 9780738586427
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"