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MANDARIN
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Ancient Live Oak trees
draped with Spanish moss. Tannin-colored waters of the St. Johns River
lapping the trunks of cypress trees along the shore. Timucuans and
English and Spanish explorers came by canoe, on foot and by horseback.
Civil War soldiers, farmers, citrus growers and their families traveled
by boat and by steamship. Today, children jump off the school bus, run
along the riverfront boardwalk and race up the path to explore the 1875
homestead.
In the 1800s, Mandarin was a small farming village that
shipped oranges, grapefruit, lemons and other fruits and vegetables to
Jacksonville and points north on the steamships that traveled the St.
Johns River. In 1864, the Union steamship, the Maple Leaf, hit
a Confederate mine and sank just off Mandarin Point. Author Harriet
Beecher Stowe wintered in the village from 1867 to 1884.
Mandarin now is a small
section of the City of Jacksonville, Florida, but its natural beauty,
parks and historic buildings draw visitors from around the world.
Come and visit us.
Hours:
Mandarin
Museum - Saturday 9am-4pm
Mandarin Store &
Post Office
February 5, 19; March 4; May 6, 20; June 3, 17 from noon to 4pm
Walter Jones Historical
Park
Everyday Sunrise to Sunset
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