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Julington Creek

Not to be confused with Julington Creek Plantation, Florida.

Julington Creek is a waterway in Duval County, Florida[1][2] widening out into the St. Johns River in the southern part of Jacksonville. Durbin Creek is a tributary. Julington Creek feeds into the St Johns River widening out into Old Bull Bay by the border of Duval and St. Johns County, Florida. It is navigable by paddlecraft[3] and there are boat launches and a marina.[4]

Formerly known as Julianton Creek, land surrounding it in the area of the Julianton Plantation was granted by British Governor of East Florida Patrick Tonyn to John Christian Ross.[5] Ross was Scottish and part of a prominent family. He had two daughters with one of his slaves. He freed her and moved from Florida to Dominica in 1784, but died within the year. Their two daughters were sent to Edinburgh to live with his father John Ross of Arnage, Aberdeenshire, the "deaf and dumb laird".[6][7] Arnage Castle was home to family members.

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote about her visits to the creek while she was living in Mandarin, Florida, in Palmetto Leaves (1873).[8]

History

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Map of the lower St. Johns printed in 1876

Land along the Julington Creek was subject to claims in the late 18th century.[9]

An account of Florida from 1837 describes settlements in an area of Julington Creek.[10] There was a ferry across the Julington Creek.[11]

Geography

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The Bartram Canoe Trail runs from Durbin Creek to Julington Creek.[12] Florida State Road 13 (the William Bartram Scenic and Historic Highway) has a bridge over the Julington Creek.[12][13][14]

Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve includes the peninsula formed where Julington Creek and Durbin Creek meet before Julington Creek flows towards Old Bull Bay.[15] There is also a Julington Creek Elementary School and the community of Julington Creek Plantation in St. Johns County.

 
Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve

Also along Julington Creek are the Hood Landing Public Kayak Launch and Tommy Hazouri Sr. Park (formerly known as Mandarin Park) and includes the Mandarin Park Boat Ramp[16] in Jacksonville's Mandarin neighborhood.

The Cormorant Branch stream flows into Julington Creek.

Big Davis Creek is another tributary to Julington Creek. Palmetto Leaves Regional Park is along it. The south entrance has a canoe/ kayak launch.[17]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ https://history.domains.unf.edu/floridahistoryonline/projects-proj-b-p-html/projects-plantations-html/hierarchy-of-plantation-pages/sweetwater-branch-and-julington-creek/
  6. ^ https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/facing-our-past-at-fyvie-castle
  7. ^ https://digital.nls.uk/publications-by-scottish-clubs/archive/82218706?mode=transcription
  8. ^ 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.
  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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "The Florida Historical Quarterly". Florida Historical Society. June 17, 1956 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ https://paddlingmag.com/trips/autauga-creek-trip-3/
  14. ^ https://bartramcanoetrail.blogspot.com/?m=1
  15. ^ https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-and-community-programming/parks/julington-durbin-creek-preserve
  16. ^ https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-and-community-programming/parks/tommy-hazouri-park-647
  17. ^ https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-and-community-programming/parks/palmetto-leaves-regional-park

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