The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-12
Crescent City News
Crescent City

t+ba most beautiful locations In Flor
g one me ~, town Is In the southeastern part of
lua, o m county, % miles from PalaIka, ana Is
PutIhod Inv either steamer or railroad Crea-
rearIr95,, las on high ground which rises grace
cenlClly -, m tIa west bank of Crescent Lake, a
fuly .is,I sheet OF clear water Is miles In length
Dea grom three to Ave miles IN Wluth' Ihe
anu a.. we'll laid.Out In town ana grove lots
ihS former constituting Pottloh OF the Town owl.
me i oiv blocks In width lying between two
Dut % iate crescent on the east ana lake stella
lahe west, The level of lake stella Is 40 feet
ohhn . than that OF lake Crescent mus aIofd'
n t, nerfect drainage. Thc water Oh lake oteiia
ing h. ssonrceiu springs and Is kept absolutely
nus ~ Ia, tho town authorities VINO nave made II
purV(,Iggmeanor to In any way contaminat It,
ma plant system Railway toucheS lhe west
.,,t of lake Stella two miles from the Town
pnI Jul little steamer conveys passengers ana
anu anu a. IN and from the town and Crescent City
I,nctIOn the railway station.
ma trin by steamer from Palatka or jackson.
NJ IA one OF the most delightful water flues
El' M. whole country, and the passenger who
III yli1 tbis "trip ia held entranced. from start TO
t it5h Atm point nine miles south of Palatka
M steamer leaves the 81. Johns ana enters
t 6nor river, a rather marrow but tortnous
poSP, uned on either side by thick growth
Htronr '.ass ash and palmettO-a workable forest
VI ~ The rivers curves are sharp and
r. a'nent and there IL never long reach OF
Ill IoHar I'm sight. After nine miles or travel
Wa t, oh mis- stream the steamer energies into
I'M Is7'aT and beautiful Lake Crescent. A run
Wv u, hnur and a half lands the, passenger st
OF an City the steamers sOuthernmOst
.r o5JU The boat leaves Jacksonville at s n.
laha ,,tnrv Tuesday, Thursday and saturday;
III, , 1I ara y m the same days. Returning
Eaif Gnat leaves Crescent City on Monday, Wed
wv aaiov and Friday at 7 a. M, arriving at Ia.
I ',1," nj 10 n. M and at Jacksonville at t:3O
lath"' NJ nerson ever took the steamer CrGs-
y, n ~ Cor Crescent City without experiencing
ue s sarsatlons of pleasure and short stop Mt
tbo little city makes any man or woman HE
Inng lover of the place
" Is tbe town proper are some 0f the most
,ai,tiful homes to be found In the state and
,"a neonlo arc cultured and prosperous.
Tbera Is a good school, two churches.Eplsco-
Iai md Presbyterian two good hotels,
bbesIIes pleasant private places where board
ooT he obtained Hotel and boarding house
CALLS cnn are moderate. The people have pro-
pI PHI wall kept golf links for the entertain
niont or those who like this amusement.
w CRESCENT City has more orange groves than
NV 0ther town in the county. Orange culture
an he leading ccupation Of the people and the
nraIity of this fruit has long been regarded as
gg'mnrior TO that grown in any other section OF
s, state Almost every citizen of the place
H Nv a veiI.kept grove, many Of which occupy
ih Tr"ye lots of the incorporation, while others
eHt into the country back. The merchants
90 Gresrent City areslive men, and they show
Ut of goods which would do credit to many
~ the larger cities of the state. Living Is
.cbnaner than almost any other town In the
state. -, nth s,,o1a traos and
the native live oaks, and broad she'll. walks are
laid on the principal streets. Bicycle pains
lead In many directions.