The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-22
Crescent City News
CRESCENT City

49,, most beautiful locations in Flor
g one ME town Is In the southeaslern pari OF
ida -, anunty, % miles from faihtha anu ~
PhlihJ nv other steamer OF fair 'l, Olee
reachG,.u, ~ es an high ground which rises grace
CentClly M ~ vest bank of Crescent Lake,
fully IE" sheet OF clear water IL miles IN length
bea I'm three to iiye miles III Will, ne
and H ~ we'll laid out In town ana grove loIs,
Ra farmer constituting po ., hetween tNyn
put SIN IT,, Grpscent on the east ana lake Stelia
lakes vest, The level of lake Stelia is 40 leeI
on til o than that OF lake Crescent mus anorh-
narfect drainage. Ihe water VI I'm
ing PEI I,rre in springs and is KEPT absolutely
has ltS -, ths town authorities VINO nave maue II
pure p1,oanor TO in any way contamlnat IL.
III plant system Railway touches the west
l liz lake Stella two miles from inc town
Danh " i,itIe steamer conveys passengers ana
s I'LL ht to and from the Town an" Oi''
iIL,enhs.tIon. the railway station. -, roo,,s,,,
Ih1 titP ~ the most delightful water rides
VI me whole country, ana tne psssehsvl W1 ~
take ''A a noInt nine miles south OF fhlalka
anlah' mar leaves the st. Johns and enters
tno liver, n rather narrow put tortuOus
Doo pP,n lined on either SIDE by Mlck grown
stream i,l ash and palmetto-a yeritable forest
OF CyPioll'' Thn rivers curves are sharp and
prIiho,,t and there is never long leach OF
l[e 5tar in sight. After niue miles OF traVel
Walei b mis- stream the steamer energies INTO
~, brnal and Dehulllul LAM VI 49,, - = -.
w. IN bnur and a half LANDS thes PassenBor NJ
oil an ~ Itv. the steamers southefnmOst
OreSI i,,a The boat leaves Jacksonville at a.
lahainSv Tnesday, Thursday and Saturday;
M eve, at an m, the same days. Returning
Palath", lao vas Crescent City on Monday, We'd
the po', ond Friday at 7 n. M, arriving at ia.
nesu"! IN n m. and at Jacksonville at 80
latk"' =" ~ nnrsnn ever took the steamer Cres-
P. H. , ~ CRESCENT city without experiencing
cent n"sotinns OF pleasure and a short stop at
i ne" mile city makes any man OF woman lie
loIt Io town proper are some OF Inc most
lh,t, lie homes TO be found in the state ana
Dea" ,t.,nle are cultured and prosperous.
1 me- ia n good school, two churches-Eplsco-
l in' md esbyteran-and Two goou hoteIs,
bp" "l pleasant private places where poaru
Des'I n nhtained. Hotel and boarding house
can 10 ope moderate. The people have pro
ptiCvI' vail kent golf links for the entertain
Vluo1 hose who like this amusement.
men Cnoscemt city has more orange groves than
VI ',i,nr town in the county. Orange culture
any "' ina,1ing occupation Of the people and the
Is nii,y If this fruit has long been regarded as
quar- ,r IA mat grown in any other section OF
supo,,tn Almost every citizen of tho place
tllo a', wall Kent grove, many Of which occupy
la' ',r lois of the Incorporation, While others
wv into the country back. The merchants
"a "a CRESCENT City are live men, and they snow
~ NJ goods which would do credit 70 many
~ ~ ,he larger cities of the state. Living Is
VI than almost any other town In the
state. ,,,a NTH sbada traea and
,n, naive live oaks, and broad she'll walks are
iaId an the principal streets blcycle pa'hS
IeaJ IN many directions.