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Thirty vessels have lately been lost on the coast of Florida, within 60 leagues of St. Augustine: among them the Dolphin, Stevens, from Carolina for Antiqua; the Elizabeth, Hutchins, and the Sea Flower, which two last were flags of truce, of and from Carolina for Cape Francois; also the Seymour, on her return with English prisoners; and the Fewer, a flag of truce, from Carolina to St. Augustine." (Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 18, June 1748, p. 283)

Toney Proctor, a free coloured man, died at Tallahasse, Florida, on the 16th of June last, aged 112. He was at the battle of Quebec, as the servant of an English officer, in 1759, which is ninety-six years ago. He was also at the beginning of the revolutionary war in the vicinity of Boston, at the time the tea was thrown overboard, and afterwards present at the battle of Lexington. Proctor went to Florida when it was a Spanish settlement, and settled in St. Augustine, where he purchased his freedom, married, and reared a large family. W. W." (Notes and Queries, Vol. 12, no. 306, Sept 8, 1855, p. 195);
"Charles Town, in Carolina, Feb. 12. General Oglethrope has taken the Spanish Forts of Picolah and St Francis de la Padia, the first he burnt to the Ground, and imprisoned 11 Spaniards and one Negro who remained in the latter Garrison. The Council and Assembly of this Province have granted 120,000 Currancy for raising a Troop of Horse and 400 Pioneers to assist the General in his intended Enterprize against St. Augustine." (Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 10, Apr 1740, p. 203); "The Castle is built of Soft Stone, with 4 Bastions, the Curtain 60 Yards in length, the Parapet 9 Feet thick, the Rampart 20 Feet high, Casemated underneath for Lodgings, arched over, and newly made Bomb-Proof; and they have been for sometime working on a cover'd Way, which is near finished. This Fort has 50 Pieces of Cannon mounted on it, 16 of which are Brass and some 24 Pounders...About 7 Leagues below Fort St. Augustine are two Forts, the one on the North and the other on the South Side of a large Lake; General Oglethorpe, in a late Expedition, has destroyed the last, and taken Possession of the first, which held some pieces of Cannon and was defended only by one Sergeant and 10 private Men, who surrendered upon the second firing. This Fort is called Manchicolis, surrounded with strong Palisadoes above 8 foot high, with Loopholes about 7 foot high from the Surface of the Ground without; within there is a Parapet near 3 foot high which makes the Loopholes about breast high. The General ordered a Ditch to be made round it, leaving 30 Men and a Boat well mann'd to guard it, with a Design to straiten the Spaniards in St. Augustine, who some time before had made an Excursion and surprized some of our People. But it is to be feared that Fort is strong enought to baffle all his Attempts." (Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 10, May 1740, p. 242).

Cornell also has The Atlantic Monthly from 1857 to 1901.

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Bill Belleville - His most recent book is Salvaging the Real Florida: Lost and Found in the State of Dreams , University Press of Florida, 2011. "Among the many saunterings Belleville so fondly chronicles take us through Mosquito Lagoon and the Lake Woodruff Wildlife Refuge, across the Wekiva River's "Bridge to Nowhere," and down to both Key West's Bahama Village neighborhood, and Key Largo, "where Bogie meets Lewis Carrol." There's a rather heartbreaking excursion among the remnants of the ancient hardwood forest that once lined the Ocklawaha River, as well as a visit to the 'noble sheet of water' known as Lake Jesup..."

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Look for articles by the following journalists: Carl Hiaasen, Lucy Morgan, Scott Streater, Julie Hauserman, Rick Bragg and Jeff Klinkenberg

Paddling: Canoeing & Kayaking

Apalachicola River

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Fisheating Creek

Environmentalist Ellen Peterson Dead At 87 - The three minute video by Don Browne captures the quiet beauty of Fisheating Creek.

Southwest Florida mourns wildlife 'warrior' Ellen Peterson - by Mark S. Crzos, Fort Myers News-Press, 14 October 2011.

One of Peterson's greatest accomplishments was defeating plans for a coal-fired power plant in Glades County and helping to preserve Fisheating Creek in Hendry County. One of two memorial services will be held there. "It's a very peaceful place," Peterson said in a News-Press story about the creek. "There's a certain aura about Fisheating you don't find any place else. It's like a power place, a place where people go just to be there."

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You can put in canoes and kayaks at Ray Wayside Park on Route 40. Be sure to pay the parking fee of $5.00 even if the booth is closed and park in the correct area or you will get a ticket. There are clean restrooms and picnic tables. For additional information contact Marion County Parks and Recreation Department (352-671-8560).

Steinhatchee River

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But soon we were kayaking on the Turner River, paddling against imperceptible current to explore the freshwater cypress community of the preserve. As we paddled north, the river narrowed and gently wound its way toward two small ponds. Anhingas, a diving and swimming bird that feeds on small fish, perched in trees, their wings spread to dry in the morning sun. Snowy egrets and great blue heron stalked the shallows.

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