The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
Crescent City

one of themost beautiful locations I'm Flor
ida. The town is In The southeastern part Of
Putnam county, 25 miles from Palatka, and Is
reached by either steamer or railroad. CreD-
cent CITY lies on high ground which rises grace
sfifliv from the west bank of Crescent Lake, n
beautiful sheet of clear water Is miles In length
ana from three TO Ave miles1n wldth. me
pluda IS we'll laid out In town and grove lots,
lie former constituting a portion of the town
pilf ak blocks In width lying between Two
lakes.-lake Crescent on the east and lake stella
Oh Inc west The level OF lake Stella Is 40 feet
higher than that OF lake Crescent thus afford
ing Derfect drainage. The water OF lake Stella
hnssifa source III springs and is Kept absolutely
pulSQ by the town authorities VINO nave maze IL
u ufademeanor TO In any way c0ntaminatl IL.
rho plantSystem Railway touches the west
bank Of lake Stella two miles from the town
and little steamer conveys passengers ana
ffeightto and from the town ana crescent Clly
Junction, the railway station.
Thetrtp by steamer from Paiatka or jackson.
VILE Is one OF the most delightful wafer rides
It,the whole country, and the passenger who
fakaa this trip is held entranced from start TO
ijnieh. Alta point nine miles south of Palatka
the steamer leaves the st. Johns and enters
Deep river, rather narrow put toTtuOus
atreatn lined on either side by thick growth
iof svnress, ash and palmetto-a Vcrltaple IofeBt
rrln,aval The rivers curves are sharp ana
frequent and there Is never long tea trn, OF
fhrs,,eb this stream the steamer energies into
the broad and beautiful Lake Crescent run
81 an hour and a half lands thei passenger at
W.
s,an5linr THE boat leaves Jacksonville at s a.
No. every Tuesday, Thursday ana Saturdayi
palatka mt 8 D. M. tho same days. Returning
the boat leaves Crescent CITY on MONDAY, W1o'
nestlay and Friday at a. M, arriving AT u,
sIafkn. al 10 q. m. and at JacKsonVllle ~ vow
~ ~ No person ever took the steamer Cres-
cant for Crescent City without experiencing
now sensations of pleasure and a short stop AT
the little city makes any man OF woman me
long lover OF the place. 49, 49,,
n the town proper are some OF me most
beautiful homes TO be found IN bhe state anu
me neople arc cultured ana prosperous
Thare IA a good school, two chufches-Eplsco-
nal and Presbyterian-and two good hotels,
Resides pleasant private places where board
ran ia obtained. Hotel ana boarding mousse
nricea are moderate. The people nave pro-
vit,ed woil.kept golf links for Inc entertalh-
ment Of those who like this amusement.
CRESCENT City has more orange groves , ,nan
snv other town in the county orange culture
n Ia lendIng occupation OF the people ana the
nnalitv of this fruit has long been Regarded az
srfnerior TO that grown IN any other sechon OF
the state. Almost every citizen OF the place
hae ], ygeli-kep grove, many OF Whlcn occupy
the grovs lots of the Incorporation, WhlleOthers
avterd into the country back. me merchants
* frescent city are live men, and they snow
etfcka ~ .roods which would do credit 70 many
N tha larger cities of the state. Living ID
chaArer than almost any other town Ill the
The sfreets are lined with shade trees anu
ina native live oaks and broad smell walks aLe
laid On the principal Streets blcyele Pa'he
laad. In many directions