jasoncran
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be sure to visit the crystal river and the peace river.Biblereader said:Here is where I went today, as part of my exploration of Florida parks:
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/geo-flor/21.htm
Here's a good shot of the river view: http://www.floridastateparks.org/PhotoC ... 3-68-w.jpg
and, the plantation: http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/ ... ngsley.jpg
The house was closed up, for repairs, but the walk around the plantation, near the river,
was beautiful. There was what looked like a schoolroom or church, a well, slave houses down
the road, and the vats where they made indigo dye.
Unfortunately, there was, plastered on some of the walls, a bunch of politically correct evil-white-man
slave-owner stories and pictures, which put damper on enjoying the plantation for history's sake.
See, from the site is the TRUTH, but, you didn't see a shred of that, on the plantation: :mad
Zephaniah Kingsley, who operated the property from 1813-1839. Kingsley operated under a "task" system, which allowed slaves to work at a craft or tend their own gardens once the specified task for the day was completed. Proceeds from the sale of produce or craft items were usually kept by the slaves.
The path to the plantation is about 2 miles, rutted, and made of hard sand, rocks, and shells, you have
to go only 10 mph, or your car will bounce too hard.
I've got to say again, the river view is spectacular.
I plan to visit Yellow Bluff fort soon: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oEQ2jC0iSkw/S ... fffort.jpg
I went to Fort Caroline park today, too, aka Fort Caroline National Memorial