Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve

Coordinates: 30°27′16″N 81°27′00″W / 30.45445°N 81.44988°W / 30.45445; -81.44988
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Salt marsh at Timucuan
Map showing the location of Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Map showing the location of Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Map showing the location of Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Map showing the location of Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
LocationJacksonville, Florida, United States
Nearest cityJacksonville, Florida
Coordinates30°27′16″N 81°27′00″W / 30.45445°N 81.44988°W / 30.45445; -81.44988
Area46,000 acres (190 km2)
EstablishedFebruary 16, 1988
Visitors1,102,223 (in 2022)[1]
Governing bodyNational Park Service in cooperation with other agencies
WebsiteTimucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Location13165 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Jacksonville, Florida
Area46,000 acres (19,000 ha)
NRHP reference No.01000283[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1988

The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve is a U.S.

Fort Caroline National Memorial and the Kingsley Plantation
.

The preserve was established in 1988 and expanded in 1999 by Preservation Project Jacksonville.

Background

Ribault monument, in the Preserve, with the St. Johns River in the background

The

chiefdoms throughout northern Florida and south Georgia at the time of Spanish colonization
.

Archeological excavation by a University of North Florida team has revealed more information about indigenous peoples in the area. On Black Hammock Island, they have discovered remnants of the second-oldest pottery in the United States, dating to 2500 BCE. (There have been slightly older finds in the Savannah River area.)[3]

They also have excavated more recent artifacts contemporary with the

St. Simons Island, Georgia.[3]

Archeologists believe they have found evidence of a

Georgia and up to the Savannah River
.

On June 9, 2020, the Preserve gained another 2,500 acres of marshland along the Nassau River from two private land trusts.[4]

Trails

Several trails allow the public to explore the natural habitats protected at the preserve.[5][6]

  • Fort Caroline National Memorial
    • Hammock Trail
    • Spanish Pond[7]
  • Theodore Roosevelt Area
    • Timucuan Trail
    • Willie Browne Trail with bird observation platform[8]
  • Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point Loop Trail
    • Pinelands Trail
  • Fort George Island
    • Saturiwa Trail[9]
  • Big Talbot Island State Park
    • Shoreline Trail

Visitor Center

A section of the "Where the Waters Meet" exhibit located at the Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center
A section of the "Where the Waters Meet" exhibit located at the Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center

The Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center is located near the Fort Caroline National Monument. An exhibit called “Where the Waters Meet: The Ecology and History of the Timucuan Preserve” presents several panels of diagrams, illustrations, timelines, and information. The free exhibit collection includes artifacts as well as replicas of tools, weapons, and the materials used to create them, such as shells and tree fibers.[10]

The Preserve hosts “Artist in Residence” programs annually, allowing local artists to live at the Kingsley Plantation for two- to six-week periods, during which time the artist(s) create original works of art influenced by the area.[11] Some of these works are then displayed in the visitor center at the end of the residency.[12]

Community events hosted by the Preserve include “Artist in Residence,” Pop-Up Ranger talks, group hikes, and Junior Ranger activities.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2022". Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Matt Soergel, "Archaeologists help distinguish Mocama group", Morris News Service, 25 Oct 2009, accessed 11 May 2010
  4. ^ "Land Trust sells 2,500 acres of Nassau River marsh to National Park Service". WJXT. June 9, 2020. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Plan Your Visit". National Park Service.
  6. ^ "Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve HIKING TRAILS". National Park Planner.
  7. ^ "Spanish Pond". National Park Service.
  8. ^ "Bird Platform". National Park Service.
  9. ^ "Saturiwa Trail". National Park Service.
  10. ^ "Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center - Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Timucuan Preserve Visitor.
  11. ^ "Artist In Residence - Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
  12. ^ "Artist In Residence - Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
  13. ^ "Be A Junior Ranger - Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.

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