The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-14
Crescent City News
Crescent City

most beautiful locations In Flor
g one OF t,o Ia I'm tho southeastern part of
Ida ln,onnty rs miles from falhIkii, ana Is
Putnam NV either steamer or raIlro , Ores-
reaGlmouo los on high ground winch tlseS sIhce-
cent me west bank OF crescent Lake, a
fully rom Ut Ut nfrIpar water Is miles IN length
beautilul tnrne 20 ave miles In width. The
and t""r rpeil laid out In town anu grove lots,
place a. - constituting portion OF the Town
inc iy blocks IN wldth Sls n9t ~ I9t ~ y
Dnt sIA ,oIn crescent on the east anu lake atelIa
lakes-L'h, The level Of lake stella Is 10 leet
on the m ",r' mat of lake Crescent mus aHofd-
Dighcl, sncf drainage. the wafer oI lake 7toiia
Inc m soIrce in springs anu rs hept
has Nv the town authotitIes WIZ -
pure Iyneauor to in any way cOutulhlhht ~,
q m suriii,,t system Railway touches inc west
the ttI,Ia Stella two milos from the town
0aik mia steamer conveys Pa9sthsoIs auu
ann u fi and from the tomh an" VI ny
lrelsMI, the railway Stauol' r,.,.
Junction, I hy, steamer from Palatka or jackson.
Thc ulp ' ~ me most delightful water rides
Vllle I9bn,c country, and the passenger Wh"
IN tht Ma t-Ip is held enttahceu rom Sthft 70
takes lH' mint nine miles softh OF falatka
lnlsh' ~ 4. fIooves the st. Johns and enters
the st,'' a. rather narrow nut tottuVus
peep IlT,nrl ON either side by MEX CROWN
strNtln ash and paimetto-a yerlIaple Ioreht
mC3pptyaI The rivers curves aru su9i 'as, my
pfll'p,,,I and there is meyer iohs Leuch Oh
trdqNtul "" t,bt After nine miles OF travel
water IL, t,,ts stroam the steamer emefSes INTO
through IND beautiful Lake Crescent, run
the DI"aN ', ,,l "A half lands the. passenger 81
Of an no., IN, 'the steamers saUthethmosl
freston' TTbe bont leaves JucksOhNllle al q.
IandlhE,. tuesday, Thursday ana saturday;
H. KIN af 3 p m the same ohsS' ho."l NJ, mlhS
fan,,t leaves Crescent Clty VI motua1, VIZ
the o"t, E,,ldhy at a, m, arriving al IA
nosd"l ia a m, and at Jacksonville aJ 4;jO
atk'' ~ ~ vn I ever took the steamer Cres-
pm y" CRESCENT City without experiencing
cent I"I ,i,ns of pleasure and short stop mt
new soiIL7nII,y' makes any man or woman life
w., liver III the place ~. ,...,,
long Ln I,,,cI, proper are some Of the most
IN tnG ~ n,nfs 10 be found IN the state ana
beautlI VI IT. ,' aro cultured and prosperous.
the pI'it ,,,nd school, two churches Eplscp-
IneIr Is 'prpsbyterIan-and two good hOtel7,
pal &n 'nIrnsant private places where poaru
DesIIo7 tn,nined, Hotel and boarding mousse
Ca ntn,s are moderate Ihe peoPte ~ "
PtiCoT' rcll Kept golf links Tor the lOer'alh-
vl"Ot of those who like THIS aihuseuioht. &C.,,
men. Inn, m Oity has more orange groves tAah
CresG'i' ,trn in the county. Orange culture
any o'loi ,,,,, occupation Of the people ana the
Is lI i,,, mis- fruit has long been regarded as
quanI f., mat grown In any other sectLHn OF
supeLI1i ti,nnst every citizen of the place
the s'a. ali l,,nt grove, many Of which occupy
has u w., lte al the Incorporation, while othefs'
the BIIIit the country back. Tho merchants
eAtel n i,Ity are live men, ana they snow
OF Goods which would do credit 70 many
sI VHo W. larger cities of the state. LIVING II
C o,, " man almost any other Town Ill the
state ,., ,i,,ad with shade trees and
luz ,iy,. live oaks, and broad she'll walks are
Inl ON the principal streets blc''7 p9''''
inaI In many directions.