The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-16
Crescent City

.,oot beautiful locations in Flor
a one Of tip ,,,, Ia I'm the southeastern part of
Ida. lho tv Is miles from Palatkal ana Is
PUTNAM nv either steamer or rhlr '.'t oieS
rearne5,u los ON high ground winch rises Ltce
centOlp IN vest bank OF crescent Lake,
inlly from ,IIu ~ cIenr water Is miles In length
beautllul tnroa 10 Ave miles In wldIh. Inc
and ffoln roii laid out IN town ahu grove lois,
place II constituting pnfuuh ol wy own
the 10, blorks in wldth Elhs potmI"H ~ M
out sly IVA crescent on the east nuu lake otsllh
lakes--lhNu frhe level of lake stella Is 10 Feet
on the VIZ maj Of lake Crescent mus aHnrd'
higlier I'LL drainage The water OF iake stelia
Ing p sourrr in springs anu ~ NJ
ha5 M, the town authorizes W.T." m",,
pure w ,aounr to In any way couIhihli,hI ~.
4 M 'suoin gystem Railway touches the west
The PAU I "SS,rIia two miles from the town
DAM mile steamer conveys ; '1'u
anu a. 70 and from the town 'hu N'o'''i'' |''S
ifes l,T the railway station r,..
Junction, I ~, stcamer from Palatka or Jackson
The HiP . me most delightful wafer Rides
Vile IS ,nIc cOuntry, and tho passenger VINO
nthe His tr.Ip Is held entranced IRON Stlrt TO
Aherr Al point nine Wiies e,nuth W a,'t|h"
lnish. oraer leaves the St.Johhs anu enters
the slehl"r' rather narrow but tortUOus
Deep rmH,od On either side by mick CROWN
Strelur ash and palmetto-a Norltaplc lotoH.
otCyPrni me rivers curves are shhIp anu
prlmeE" nd there is never long leach "i
fr5Quenl III" ni,nt After nine miles of travel
wafer II" ig stream the steamer energies INTO
through W. ,,J beautiful Lake Crescent. run
the broau an n haif lands the. passenger 1t
Ofan houi ,d To- the steamers snuthornmost
Crescent ma hont leaves Jacksonville NJ ) II.
landlus,, Tuesday, Thursday ana saturday;
N. eNoi' an M the same days. returning
PalaIha i ", YES Crescent City on Monday we'd
the no", and Friday at a. M, arriving at "a
',1," at 10 Il. m. and AT ~ r,,o
'dlk" NJ NJ nrrson ever took the steamer ofes-
p M 81 ~ CRESCENT City without experiencing
cent l"l tInns of pleasure and short stop At
tbc Ilttlo city makes my ma" VI
long ioN, nroper are some OF me most
IN w W. limos to be found III the state ana
beaniiI III I.''. nro cultured and prosperous
the pm"p'c ,nI school, two -EplSco-
There ~ " 6Trrahyterlan-an two good holnlS,
pal az" ,Iansant private places where p"aru
beslltS pTtained. Hotel and boarding house
eau w o,n moderate. The people nave pro
prices ",nll kent golf links for the entertain
yluoa ~ those who like this amusement
WCc-asrent CITY has more orange eroF'a Ina, tiali
~. ,ther town in the county. Or'ilEo rui'" ~,
any "' i'nIInu occupation of tie people anu the
Is me HE Frnlt has long been regarded as
quahls IN that grown In any other secll"h OF
SUPERB Almost every cltizen 81 me place
the Sue, rniI kent grove, many OF when ocCup!
has "ui' Ita NJ the Incorporation, whllrothofs
the sl9 3,,tn the country back. The merchants
eAlehu ,,, GIty are live mon, anu they snow
Oh Ctc7oCs ,,,,IL which would do credit 10 many
sl",hs " river cities of the state. Living Is
Of sno man almost any other town Ill the
sl%t", strrets are lined with shade Nces ana
ln , Iiy,, oaks, and broad shell walks are
W. tatI an thr principal Streets BlcF3le Pa'As
"aJ in many directions.