The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-20
Crescent City

.,, ,,ost beautiful locations In Flor
g one 0i '1 ,own is In the southeastern part or
ida. lho,nnty % miles from faihthu, anu -
Putnam 10 eIihar steamer or ralIrohu. Oreb-
rea, %i,v lies Oh high gr1uhr ,,n,,,an9 I9Le a
cent w! ~ the west bank OF CresGeht Lohe, a
fully rom nf clear water Is miles III lenSth
beautliui three TO Ave miles III With. Ihe
and tr,, mall laid out In town ana grove l"ts,
plac' rn,er constituting pIt" Wy az" Nv W. :,
the l9l "hi,rks In width lying potW1cH Nv u
Dut sis ,,rescent ON the east ana lake stella
lakes nst The level Of lake Stelia Is 20 leet
on tha t,,an that Of lake Crescent tIus uiioTh-
hlgho,r drainage. The wtt1l VI IAN" q.
Ing peFi,G,'r I'm springs and is kept absolutely
has us 't town authorities who have ma TO 1t
pure ny naonor to In any way cOhtahllhht H.
III s' pi"nt system Railway touches Lhe WIS.,
Iho lake Stella two miles from Lno low !
bank VI mia steamer conveys passengers ana
amt 1 to and from the Town All" VI o'0o''' N'''
t'Setton the railway sttIl' ~ al, Joc,,g,r
Jniict,,rin Inv steamer from Palalka OF 1nchsuh'
Th et "a ~ the most delightful WAFER Rides
Vile lSn Tl country, and the passenger VINO
IN the WIZ" tl,1 ia held entranced from start to
taxes III a. a mint nine miles south OF Halatka
finish. amer leaves the St.Johns ana enters
the liver, a rather narrow DuI tortuous
Deem eoP lined on either SIDE py thiok sromtn
strenn 'r,as ash and palmetto-a Vetltaple lorebt
OF cyPlUj' The rivers curves are sharp ana
prlInom,t and there Is never lonB ieach OF
froauo' in sight. After nine miles OF tfaVel
Waaa,gh this stream tho steamer eIletses into
Il
the DT" ",,, and n half lands the9 passenger AT
OF an no" CIV, the steamers southernmosl
Crescent ma boat leaves Jacksonville at a..
lahl,mT,v Tuesday, Thursday ana Satufday;
m. ever ot an M the same days. Returning
Palathat iaoves Crescent City ON Monday, We'd
the Doa. anI friday at 7 n. m, arriving at Ia
nesday aT IN a M. and at Jacksonville Mt 80
lAtKa, Nv NJ narson ever took the steamer Cres-
p NJ s ~" Erescent City without experiencing
cent l, 10 of pleasure and short stop at
new ,,ttIe city makes any man or woman lie
long ,ro town proper are some OF inc most
III tt IL homes to be found In the STATE ana
pea" nnonle are cultured and prosperous
mr. ia n good school, two churchesI
Ihel1 Presbyterian-an two good hotels,
ppa pa pleasant private places where pohtu
DeslI"9 pphtaIned. Hotel and boarding house
can w rn moderate. The people have pro-
prices ,aoil kept golf links for the entertain
Vluoa ~ those who like this amusement.
men CCnesccnt city has more orange groves IMAM
~, other town in the county. orange culture
any Loading occupation of tho people ana the
lsniItv NJ this fruit has long been regarded as
quali.iy IN that grown In any other section or
suPeint Almost every citizen of the place
the 'rei, gent grove, many of which occupy
mas rrye lois of the Incorporation, leothers
C oY'and into the country back. The merchants
% % Cr,scent city are live men, ana they snow
VI O!o,Gs If goods which would Do credit 70 many
ss s NO larger cities of the state. Living Is
VI Ohooner than almost any other town In the
state ,,, itch sbade trees and
lanative live oaks, and broad shell walks are
laid on the principal streets' bic!'io Pa'i'
land in many directions.