ST. JOHNS RIVER

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OVERVIEWS & HISTORICAL INFO

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

OVERVIEWS & HISTORICAL INFO.

• A BOATLOAD OF INFO ABOUT THE ST. JOHNS -- Wonderful web page called "Rediscovering the St. Johns River."  Lots of articles & videos about the St. Johns.  Includes some history.  Also provides links to related sites.  Furnished by the Florida Times-Union.

• LOTS OF ST. JOHNS RIVER INFO -- Includes lots of pictures.  From a web page called "St. Johns River: An American Heritage River." 

• FAST FACTS ABOUT THE ST. JOHNS -- From the St. Johns River Water Management District.

• ST. JOHNS RIVER INFO -- Article called "St. Johns: River of Changes," by JoAnne Young, from About.com.

• ST. JOHNS HISTORY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Life on the River: The St. Johns River has Nourished Jacksonville Throughout its History; Now the City is Rediscovering this Treasure," by Roger Bull.

• SHORT HISTORY OF THE ST. JOHNS -- From Ancestry.com.

• SHORT HISTORY OF THE ST. JOHNS -- A short history & description from OrlandoUndiscovered.com.

• HISTORY OF THE ST. JOHNS -- History & description of the St. Johns.  Also, info about the St. Johns as an American Heritage River.  From a web page is maintained by the Volusia (Florida) County government.

• HISTORICAL INFO ABOUT THE ST. JOHNS -- From a web site maintained by the State of Florida.

• HISTORICAL INFO -- Florida Times Union article entitled "Our River Comes Home," by Roger Bull.  Give historical info about the St. Johns River.

• HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE ST. JOHNS -- Interesting historical facts & fast facts about the St. Johns River.  From the St. Johns River Water Management District.

• HISTORICAL INFO -- From a website called "St. Johns River: An American Heritage River."

• FLORIDA HERITAGE COLLECTION -- Info about the subjects on this webpage may be available at the the marvelous "Florida Heritage Collection." This website gives full-text, online copies of hundreds of Florida books.  NOTE: When you get to the website, you can search in different ways.  These searches include by "Florida Themes" or by "Florida History Timeline."  You can also search by "Florida County" and by "Keywords."  With keyword searching, just type in "Jacksonville," "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE:  Many of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. However, Jacksonville info can often be found in books about Florida in general. Many of theses books are at the Florida Heritage Collection website.

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

• STEAMBOATING ON THE ST. JOHNS -- Info about steamboating in Florida during the late 1800s.  Also given are links for info about the St. Johns River.  From a website sponsored by the Orange County (Florida) Government.

• AFRICAN AMERICANS & THE ST. JOHNS RIVER -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Before the Rails, Rivers Were the Roads," by Bob Phelps.  Tells about the St. Johns River during & after the Civil War.  Concentrates on African American history.  BACKGROUND INFO: Many slaves escaped escaped to the Union gunboats that patrolled the St. Johns.  After the war, moreover, most of the pilots who steered the steamboats were African Americans.

• HISTORY & POLLUTION: ST. JOHNS RIVER -- Realty Times article called "'River Of May' Will Endure," by Stuart Lieberman.  Gives some history of the St. Johns, and also concentrates on clean-up efforts for the river. Article is from December 30, 1999.

• ST. JOHNS RIVER POLLUTION -- A section entitled "Our River," at Jacksonville.com.  Offers a variety of articles about the clean-up of the St. Johns River.

• THE ST. JOHNS -- AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVER -- A Florida Times-Union article entitled "The Case for the St. Johns River, by Steve Patterson.  Is from March 1998. Tells about St. Johns River's nomination as an American Heritage River.  Also gives links to related articles.

• ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA -- A link to the online "Reading Room" of the University Press of Florida.  Provides the first chapter of the book The Environmental History of Northeast Florida, by James J. Miller.  Much of the focus is on the St. Johns River.  

• ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL, & NATURAL HISTORY -- List of library, archive & map collections with historical material on the environmental, agricultural & natural history of Florida.  According to the website, "This material includes books, maps, aerial photographs and images, ... materials of interest to the study of the Florida environment, ecology, agriculture, natural resources, plants, animals and other biotic characteristics."  List provided by the Florida Biotic Information Consortium.

• ENVIRONMENTAL & URBAN DESIGN STUDY -- "Johns River Environmental and Urban Design Study" either is or will be available online in its entirety.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• AQUATIC PLANT HISTORY -- A timeline in regard to the control of aquatic plants on Florida's rivers.  Includes the St. Johns River.  From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HOMEPAGE -- Provides info about river pollution & other issues.

• TOM FORTSON & ST. JOHNS RIVER POLLUTION -- Folio Weekly article called "Mr. Clean," by Anne Schindler.  Focuses on the St. Johns River clean-up efforts of activist Tom Fortson.  Article dates from June 20, 2000.

• MEMORIES OF THE ST. JOHNS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Reflections of our River: Readers share their memories of life along the St. Johns," by Roger Bull."

• STATE ROAD 13 TRIP -- A drive down the lovely State Road 13, which runs along the St. Johns River.  Includes historical info.  From FlaUSA.com.

• BELLEVILLE'S TRIP ON THE ST. JOHNS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "A Writer's Year with the St. John's," by Roger Bull.  Relates author Bill Belleville's thoughts about the St. Johns River.

• BELLEVILLE'S ST. JOHNS RIVER -- Naples [Florida] Daily News article by Ron Word.  Gives history & description of the St. Johns River through the eyes of writer Bill Belleville.  

• BELLEVILLE'S ST. JOHNS -- Report about Bill Belleville's book The River of Lakes, which focuses on the St. Johns River.  The report is in the form of audio info, not on-screen text.  Furnished by FHC (Florida Humanities Council) Radio.

• BELLEVILLE'S ST. JOHNS -- Listen to an audio report entitled "Bill Belleville: 'The River of Lakes.'"  Tells about the St. Johns River .  Provided by the Florida Humanities Council.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, click on the heading "Last Month's Programs."  Keep clicking this heading until you get to the page that contains the audio report you want. 

• 1896 -- BEAUTIFUL ST. JOHNS RIVER -- "Beautiful St. Johns River through the Heart of Tropical Florida Clyde St. John's (sic) River Line: Jacksonville, Palatka, Sanford, Enterprise, Florida (Travel book from 1896) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.  When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• MAYPORT -- BAR PILOTS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Bar pilots keep watch over St. Johns River: They safely guide vessels into area ports," by Christopher Calnan.