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]

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.[citation needed] 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. ^ a b 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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