The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-06
Crescent City

,,o,n Of the most beautiful locations in Flor,
iIo The town Is in the southeastern part OF
putnam county, 70 miles from PalatKa, ana is
reached by either steamer or railroad. Ores
cont CITY lies on high ground which rises grace
any rrGm the west bank of Crescent Lake, a
braHtifuI sheet of clear water Is miles in length
and from three TO Ave miles In width. The
Mace is we'll laid out In town and grove lots,
ibN former constituting portion of the town
hui ak blocks in width lying between two
Inkns-lake Crescent on the east and lake Stella
ln The west The level of lake Stella Is As feet
higher than that Of lake Crescent thus AFFORD
ing perfect drainage. The water OF lake Stella
Ina its source in springs and is kept absolutely
nnrG by the town authorities who have made 1t
n mIsdemeanOr to in any way contaminat 1t.
The Plant system Railway touches the west
hank of lake Stella two miles from the town
and little steamer conveys passengers and
freight TO and from the town and Crescent City
Junction, the railway station.
me trim nv steamer from Palatka or Jackson.
,iiIe is one Of the most delightful water rides
I'm the whole country, and the passenger who
takes this trip is held entranced from start 10
finish At a point nine miles south OF Palatka
tho steamer leaves the st. johns and enters
nrcn river a rather narrow but tOrtuOus
stream lined on either side by thick growth
Of cypress, ash and palmetto-a Verltable forest
prmeyal The rivers curves are sharp and
fr,Guent and there is never long leach Of
water in sight After nine miles Of travel
thrnugh this stream the steamer energies into
the broad and beautiful Lake Crescent run
of an hour and hair lanuS tnes pdSsenSer NJ
Crescent City, the steamers southernmost
landing. The boat leaves Jacksonville at a.
m every Tuesday, Thursday ana saturday;
Tnlatka at 3 p m. the same days. Returning
the boat leaves Crescent City on Monday, We'd
npsday and Friday at a. M, arriving at "a
,tka at 10 a. M. and at Jacksonville at 43O
D. m. No person ever took the steamer Cres-
cent for Crescent City without experiencing
new sensations of pleasure and a short stop at
the little city makes any man or woman lie
long lover of the place.
In the town proper are some OF the most
beautiful homes TO be found in the state and
tle people are cultured and prosperous.
There Is a good school, two churches-Eplsco-
pal and Presbyterian-and two good hotels,
besides pleasant private places where board
can be obtained. Hotel and boarding house
prices are moderate. The people have pro-
yfled wcll.kept golf links for the entertain
mont of those who like this amusement.
Crescent City has more orange groves IMAM
any other town in the county. Orange culture
Is the leading occupation of the people and the
quality of this fruit has long been regarded as
slperior 10 that grown III any other section OF
the state, Almost every citizen OF the place
has a well-kept grove, many of which occupy
the grove lots of the Incorporation, while others
extend into the country back. The merchants
OF Crescent City are live men, aud they snow
stocks Of goods which would do credit to many
of the larger cities of the state. Living Is
cheaper than almost any other town In the
state.
The streets are lined with shade trees and
the native live oaks, and broad smell walks are
laid on the principal streets. Bicycle pains
lead in many directions.