The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-15
Crescent CITY

,,ost heautIful locations IN Flor
~ The town is In the souIheaSler , PtrG 9l
iHa, ,o ~, county, % miles from FaHttkt, anu Is
PUMA, by eIiher steamer or railroad. greg
rcarneu W A. an hiqF ground which rises grace
cent C s.y,, tbe west bank of Crescent Lake,
uly ,Irni sheet ofclcar water 10 lnlleS ~ leIStll
pea rrotn three 10 1ye miles III wlutn. rue
ana lr"i, Lii laid out in town ana grove lois,
place 10 ~ w.. t,onatItutinG q portion OF the town
lho liz blocks in width lyinge DetWeen TWO ,
pIt sc lake Crescent on the east ana lake s'elt.
,I,o vest The level OF llke otelih 10 20 loeS
on W. tn an that of lake Cresccnt mus aHofh'
higher su,tn lrninnpe The water OF lake Stella
ing ,,,ce In springs and is kept absolutely
aus Nv me town authorities VINO hHNo ln"ie IL
m aJgmeanor to In any way 10, ~.
q III plant system Railway touches inc west
Iiio rI,a Stella two miles from tho town
n,''tN little steamer conveys passengers anu
e, tat tn and from the town ana crescent Guy
junction, the railway statlo ~, or 1,crson
ny ~ ~ a ~ the most delightful water rides
y, me whole country, and the passeneer VINO 10
III eno Ills "trip is held cntranced from start 10
ulkuS ny A. a noint nine miles south or Palatka
nhlSl,' n,ar leaves the St.Johns and enters
tIo 9t rignr n rather narrow but tortu0us
troan lined on either side by a tliek BsoMtl
81 swnres5 ash and palmetto Veflutnie loros.
OIL Cyproi Tho river's curves are sharp ana
prlinr,,"t and there Is never long leach OF
llud,, In sight After nine miles OF traVel
M 'r,v this stream the steamer enetges mo
W. Wal and beautiful Lake crescent. run
n ana n NAN =. I, =,
o. G an mo- CITY, the steamers southernmost
'ioIi,a The boat leaves Jacksonville az . a.
III Very Tuesday, Thursday ana Saturday !;
m. cyot1 n M the same days. Returning
IitlttNI leaves Crescent CITY on Monday We'd
tho ,,os', and Friday at a. M, arriving at "a
neSIay "I ~ n m. and at Jacksonville at $50
lath'' NJ No ncrson ever took the steamer Cres-
p NJ s H crescent City Without experiencing
lo,," oanaatlons OF pleasure ana n SNORT stop ~
t Little city makes any man or woman me
I'm, Inver OF the place. -.
ro I5 the tnwn proper are some OF Tue most
hoanfIful homes to be foupd IN the stale anu
,H' neonle arc cultured ana prosperous
lhe P1ioP cood school, two churches-Episco-
ThoIo - " pSresbyterian-and two good hotels,
Pal 4iu ,Iansnnt private places where board
DoalI ~, pnhtafned. Hotel and boarding mousse
ca, ~ orn moderate. The peoplo nave pro-
prices I'll Kent golf links for the entertain
yl lot ~ thnee who like this amusement.
Hi Cn,snont (IIty has moro orange groves man
~. thor town In the county. orange culture
guy "'Isc aiinp occupation of the people ana the
Is tiiU az this fruit has long been regarded as
q,'arior TO that grown in any othef seclo1 OF
st,Isiate Almost every citizen or the place
Sns ,yeil-kept grove many OF when ocGupy
!,, rive lots OF the Incorporation, WhlleoIhets
a ortn,d into the county back. me merchants
% % Gresrent City arc live mon, ana thoy shnW
a, Of goods which would do credit 70 n1ay
~ ,ha larger cities OF the state. LIVING Is
oboencr than almost any other Town III the
state. ,,,,tl ebode trees and
,t, naive live oaks, and broad shell walks are
laid on tho principal streels' "i0S Si0 P"'i'
lead I'm many directions