The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-09
Crescent City

=, tho most beautiful locations in Flor
- ~ The town Ia In the southeastern part OF
putnam county, % miles from Paiatka, and Is
, rItv lies on high ground which rises grace.
Ciiv from the west bank OF Crescent Lake, a
s .ifni aheet OF clear water IL miles In length
and from three TO nye miles IN wldth. the
anu ia we'll laid out in town and grove lots,
RlloIs% ormer constituting portion OF the town
tno aJx blocks In width lying between two
w lake Crescent on the east and lake Stella
on thewest Tne ,evsi % scSt thns rs ~ o nsS'
~. narfect drainage. The water OF lake Stella
lie ts source IN springs and is kept absolutely
nu nv the town authorities who have made II
PuItsS,meanor TO in any way contaminat 1t.
mhs plant system Railway touches the west
~ n, lake Stella two miles from the town
and little steamer conveys passengers and
sraight 10 and from the town ana Crescent City
Tnnetion, the railway station.
N.Y., rim nv steamer from Palatka or jackson.
.,i,n 10 one OF the most delightful water rides
IN The whole country, ana the passenger who
tntos this trip is held entranced from start TO
snIob Attn point nine miles south Of Palatka
M stcamer leaves the st. Johns and enters
~ river a rather marrow but tOrtuous
atroam lined on either side by thick growth
~ cyDress, ash and palmetto-a VerltaDie forest
otST1yaaval The rivers curves are sharp and
pa,ent and there Is never long leach of
.t,9stsr1 in sight. After nine miles OF travel
,hronOh this stream the steamer energies into
the broad and beautiful Lake crescent. run
0 y. q" city, the steamers southernmOst
1Siu1 The boat leaves Jacksonville At q.
no every Tuesday, Thursday and saturday;
ny noS,etSa at d m. the same days. Returning
rairn nst leaves Crescent City on Monday, Wed.
VIZ and Friday at a. M, arriving at Pa
h I'.T,n at 10 4. M and at Jacksonville at 4:30
n m No person ever took the steamer Cres-
"a psnt for Crescent City without experiencing
O OeIH SENSATIONS OF pleasure and short stop at
The little city makes any man or woman life
long lover OF the place.
In the town proper are some OF the most
haautiful homes TO be found in the state and
No neonle are cultured ana prosperous.
There is a good school, two churches-Episco-
naI and Presbyterian-and two good hotels,
RSs,des pleasant private places where board
oon he obtained Hotel and boarding house
Hricea are moderate. The people have pro-
P,5oJ we'll kent golf links for the entertain
nont ~ those who like this amusement.
Grescent City has more orange groves than
onv other town in the county. orange culture
o. n leading occupation of the people and the
nnaiitv OF this fruit has long been regarded as
Ssnnerior 10 that grown IN any other section OF
sha state. Almost every citizen OF the place
has a weilkept grove, many OF which occupy
the grove lots of the Incorporation, while others
sTtend into the country back. The merchants
~ Greacent City are live men, and they show
Stocts OF goods which would do credit TO many
~ the larger cities of the state. Living Is
cheaper than almost any other town In the
'' The streets are lined with shade trees and
tho native live oaks, and broad she'll walks are
laid on the principal streets. Bicycle paths
lead In many directions.