Tag: Spanish arrival in Florida

• LIGHTHOUSE PASSION SERIES – ST. AUGUSTINE

  

  Whenever I mention the lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida, on Anastasia Island, I know immediately if that person has been there. Gasps of “Now that’s a climb” or some variation usually occur. The 209 steps appear daunting, and it can seem as if the winding spiral staircase is never going to end , but suddenly…

  P. C. Zick

  May 6, 2025

  Books by P. C. Zick, environment, historical fiction, Lighthouses, Ramblings of a Writer

  Florida lighthouses, lighthouse, Native Lands, Sir Francis Drake, Spanish arrival in Florida, St. Augustine, Timucuans

• SMALL TOWNS ROCK – PALATKA, FLORIDA

  

  Any discussion about the Florida town of Palatka begins and ends with the St. Johns River, which helped create the community centuries ago. Back in its golden days, many called it the “Gem City of the St. Johns.” The St. Johns River flows for 310 miles northward, making it Florida’s longest river. It begins in…

  P. C. Zick

  March 18, 2025

  Life in the United States, Ramblings of a Writer, Small Town, travel

  Azalea City Brewing Co., citrus industry, Florida, Florida history, Gilded Age, Jacksonville, Mayport, Native Americans, Palatka, paper mills, rural Florida, shrimping, small towns, Spanish arrival in Florida, St. Augustine, St. Johns River, Timucuans