The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
THE CRESCENT Cry News.
Crescent City

llama of the most beautiful locations I'm Flor
Ia The town Is in the southeastern part n
p"trnm county, " miles from PaHtka, and Is
,nrhnd nv either steamer or railroad. CreG
cont civ lies on high ground which rises grace
Cniiv from the west bank of Crescent Lake. a
hnnItIful sheet OF clear water Is miles In length
,,I from three to five miles in width. The
,jocc IA well laid ont I'm town and grove lots,
H." former constituting n portion Of the town
Irt ak blocks in width lying between two
Iakes-laka Crescent on the east aud lake Stella
nm tho west The level Of lake Stella is I5 feet
biyhrr than that Of lake Crescent thus AFFORD
i,y nerfpct drainage The water of lake Stella
az its source in springs and Is kept absolutely
Inre nv the town authorities who have male II
n mlsdemeanOr to in any way cOntamlnat 1t.
The Plant System Railway touches the west
hank oT lake stella two miles from tho town
and n little steamer conveys passengers and
SreIght TO and from the town and Crescent City
function, the railway station.
The trip by steamer from Palatka or jackson.
villa is ono Of the most delightful water rides
I'm the whole country, and tho passenger who
takes this trip is held entranCGd from start to
finish. At point nine mlleS SCUM OF falltKa
the steamer leaves the St.Johns and enters
0een river q rather narrow but tOrtuOus
stream lined on either side by thick growth
Of cypress ash and palmetto-a veritahlc forest
nrImeyal The rivers curves are sharp and
frrnnent and there Is never a long reach Of
,ynter I'm sight. After nine miles of travel
through this stream the steamer energies into
tho broad and beautiful Lake Crescent. run
q hour ana u HAL lhuho INV phno'llN'I uI
Crescent City, the steamers soutlsernmOst
landing The boat leaves Jacksonville ut a.
m every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday;
Palatka at 3 p m. the same days. Returning
the boat leaves Crescent City on Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday at a. M, arriving at Ia
:atka. at 10 a. m. and at Jacksonville at 80
n, m. No person ever took the steamer Cres.
cent for Crescent City without experiencing
new sensations of pleasure anu short stop at
the little city makes any man or woman lie
long lover OF the place.
In the town proper are some OF mo most
beautiful homes to be found In the state aAo
tho people arc cultured and prosperous.
There is a good school, two churches-ErlsCO-
nal and Presbyterian-and two good hotels,
hrsides pleasant private places where board
can he obtained Hotel and boarding house
prices are moderate. The people have pro-
YIIed we'll kept golf links for the entertain
mcnt Of those who like this amusement.
Crescent City has more orange groves than
any other town in the county. Orange culture
Is the leading occupation of the people and the
0uaIity of this fruit has long been regarded ~
superior to that grown In any other section OF
tho state Almost every citizen OF the place
has n well-kept grove, many Of which occupy
the grove lots of the Incorporation, While others
of Crescent City are live men, and they show
stocks of goods which would do credit to many
of tho larger cities OF the state. Living Is
cheaper than almost any other town In the
state.
The streets are lined with shade trees and
tho native live oaks, and broad shell walks are
laid on the principal streets. Bicycle paths
lead in many directions.