The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-03
Crescent City

r,ost beautiful locations in Flor
s one ~ town is In the southeastern part OF
tda. -, county, 70 miles from FaLatha, ahu 10
putnam Nv either steamer or fhilroau. ores-
rearheu " Jias an high ground which rises grace
cent CITY he IT, west bank OF Crescent Lake, a
fully ron I sheet of clear water Is miles IN lehSth
beau ,iv, three to five miles III Will, rue
and Ir ~, we'll laid out In town ana grove lots,
place Is We ronstJtuting portion or the town
the former ,,a in width lying between Two
but SIX ne crescent on the east ana lake stella
laRes vat. The level OF lake steiia Is 20 leeI
on sli1 man that OF lake Crescent S1us a STi
higher st drainnge. The water OF lake stelia
ing perl,'rca In springs and is kept absolutely
has lls ~ town authorities VINO nave mate IL
pure ~ to in any way cOhtallllhaI IL.
iL HE. plant system Railway nucnes the YVES, mest
The fIaTa stella two miles from the town
bank OF t ia cleaner conveys passengers and
ana ~, and from the town ana Cresceht Clty
trelst,ioI, the railway station. -, 1oo,,s,,,
JT%etrip by steamer from rn.H" Ua
vile Is IIi nJ cnnntry, and the passenger VINO
ID tlo Mia trip Is held entrahceu ron S.1rt ~
takoh u" A. a DOInt nine miles south VI i dlatkd
iin steamer leaves the oI'Sw'ii Ri N tortnnns
the Ui,er n rather narrow put ortuous
Deep Innuah an either side by thlck CROWN
Stroam lias ash and palmetto-a VerltaDle lorest
0tcyPiooI' The rivers curves are sharp ana
trs"aent and there Is h ,1tne niles NJ travail
wafer ~ mia stream the steamer energies INTO
thrVHute'ad and beautiful Lake crescent a run
tie vi h"mr and half lands the. pasSens ' az
OF al l.U CIty. the steamers southerhmost
Crescent me boat leaves Jacksonville at a.
lahulns,, Tuesday, Thursday ana saturday;
m. eEu, ot an m. the same days. returning
Pal4th%, iaaves Crescent City on MONDAY wed
the oo". md Friday at a. M, arriving at "a
nesuay , "a n M and at Jacksonville at A;3o
ldlh" No nerson ever took the steamer Ores-
p. H. cor CRESCENT City without experiencing
cels sausatIons of pleasure ana q slort stoP az
ne" little city makes any man OF "oAiah lie
lang lover OF the place ,oroo or tba noost
lO Tp the town proper are some VI tn7 mus
,ain,tISnI homes to be found III the sta.o anu
Deautil u, are cultured and prosperous.
the pGoIi, ond school, two churches-Episco-
There Is " pSresbvtorlan- and two good hotels,
pal %mu ,Ieasant private places where board
DeslIoS Pphtained Hotel and boarding mousse
can 10 oUn moderate. The people have pro-
prices ~ kent golf links for the entertain
Vlueu E"thnse who like this amusement
mGl tt, W City has more orange groves IMAM
Ci",Lnr town in the county. orange culture
any Qua inn1ng occupation of the people ana the
Is iI W. of This fruit has long been Regarded as
q,,ri,, TO that grown IN any other sSctlon Vi
superb Almost every citizen OF the place
the s'a ,oiI .kNpt grove, many of which occupy
mas ~ Iots of the incorporation, Whlleothers
the s iGt,u nto the country back. The merchants
extent a,t CIty are live men, and they snow
OF Cit,S Goods which would do credit to many
stOCha VI larger cities OF the state. Living Is
ooh " than almost any other Town III the
state. $50 ,ined with shade trees and
=, Ln'otive live oaks, and broad shell walks are
i w. "n the principal streets. Bicycle pains
iaaI I'm many directions