The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-27
Crescent City News
Crescent City

,,,ost beautiful locations in Flor
8 one T M town Is IN the southeas,eTh Pars 0l
ida Iconnty, % miles from faiatka, ana IL
Pulnd nv either steamer oL IN, ,,'o ,,a
reached, les on high ground which rises grace
centOl ne ebo vest bank of Crescent Lake, q
fully lIo IRON of clear water Is miles IN lenSth
beautl"i three TO Ave miles III Wluth' ms
and irD'" wall laid out In town ana grove loIs,
place rs constituting portion OF inc toWn
the former in width lying between two
but SIX W , CRESCENT on the east ana lake sierra
lakes vnst The level OF llKe oteii , 10 ~ req
on tle Nan that of lake Crescent mus aioTu'
~ ~, merfect drainage, Lle 10 Lent ahsointeiv
has lis Soit tnlrn authorities who have made II
pure 93yy,neanor to in any way cOhtaIhllht II.
a mls"p0I nnt system Railway touches the west
nr Of lake Stella two miles l,o op om1
and lltuU from the town and Crescent CITY
IItenetIou the railway stalion ot,,o or JocLson
m ~ one Of the most dellghttul Muea rl .u'
Vile Is Imi country, and the passenger VINO
in the WIZ rim is hold entranced from start To
taxes u" A. a noInt nine miles soutn OF falatka
nhle nn,'oomer leaves the St'Johhs anu entors
inc liver, q rather narrow put toItuou .t
peep liittHah an either side by thick grown
stream lln0 osb and palmetto-a verltable forest
0tCypIo11'' The rIyer's curves are sharp ana
prlmoEItioo there is never long leach OF
1r9.l,ar in sight. After nine mites ol tr4Yel
through this Sd S hSant f lake Crescent run
the DL"" '',, and n half lands thel passenger at
of an hO III, civ the steamers southernmost
Crescent me boat leaves Jacksonville at a.
landing, Tnesday, Thursday and saturday;
m. ever! an m the same days. Returning
Palatka "a. Crescent City on Monday, We'd
the Do st iU FrIday at a. M, arriving at IA
nesday an IN n m. and at Jacksonville at 80
ldtRa, ~ ~ ,,crsnn ever took the steamer Cres-
p ILL., ,tr crescent City without experiencing
cent ~" uons of pleasure ana snort STOP az
new VIII avi' city makes any man or woman lie
lang lover OF the place oo,,,o ~ tho mos,
io In tho town proper arc some Vi tne "no ,
mimi homes to be rouhu III 'ho~ etato "iu
DeautiI u, are cultured and prosperous.
the peop'0 GOOD school, two churches-Episco-
There - "pSreshvterian and two good hotels,
pal amu rleasant private places where board
DesiIrS pphtained, Hotel and boarding house
eau w are moderate. The people nave pro
piroJ woll kept golf links tor inc enter'"lh-
Vluou hose who like this amusement.
Grescent city has more orange groves .ilan
Cles 9Ior town in the county. Orange culture
any n1ing occu patton of the people ana the
IS M az this fruit has long been regarded as
quaniSiy IN that grown In any other secllon or
SUPER Almost every citizen OF the place
u tho q we'll Kept grove, many OF when occupy
ii i nre lois of the incorporation, eothers
t LH'dnd into the country back. me merchants
% % Erasrent City are live men, ana they snow
az otocks Of goods which would DO circuit 70 iaany
stotH no larger cities OF the state. Living Is
Cheaper than almost any other 'o"h III '''e
state. ,,,od with shade trees and
lI nottve live oaks, and broad shell walks are
i taI "m the principal streets. Bicycle pains
iead I'm many directions.