
Blue Springs Reflections Blue Springs State Park Florida

by Dawna Moore Photography
Title
Blue Springs Reflections Blue Springs State Park Florida
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature Photography
Description
Blue Spring is a first magnitude spring on the St. Johns River. Gold Rush prospector turned orange-grower Louis Thursby purchased Blue Spring in 1856. Before the railroad rolled through in the 1880s, Thursbys Blue Spring Landing was a hotbed of steamboat activity, shipping tourists and goods to Jacksonville and beyond. Mrs. Thursby was Orange City's first postmistress. In 1971, 'The Forgotten Mermaids' episode of the Underwater World of Jacques Cousteau was filmed here. The documentary brought attention to the manatee and the importance of Blue Spring as a winter refuge, greatly influencing the state's decision to purchase the land. (floridastateparks.org)
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January 30th, 2014
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