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The following people were not born in Palatka, but spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in the city. Omar Ahmad, Internet entrepreneur and politician [1] H. M. Fearnside, businessman, politician and had served as one of the mayors of Palatka, Florida [2] Isaac Guillory, folk musician
Palatka (/ p ə ˈ l æ t k ə / ⓘ) is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 72,893 residents. The Palatka micropolitan area is included in the Jacksonville—Kingsland–Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area.
William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer. [1] Bartram was the author of an acclaimed book, now known by the shortened title Bartram's Travels, which chronicled his explorations of the Southern Colonies of British North America from 1773 to 1777. [2]
Welaka State Forest is adjacent to the Mount Royal site discussed by William Bartram in chapter 4 of Bartram's Travels. [1] Welaka State Forest is located along Putnam County Road 309 between two portions of the Welaka National Fish Hatchery. The Beecher Unit which is located in Fruitland and the Welaka Unit located in Welaka. [2]
Location of Putnam County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, Florida.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Florida, United States.
Bartram Trail High School (BTHS) is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in northwest unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida that opened in 2000. [7] More than a decade ago, the school was ranked number 327 by Newsweek magazine in the top 1,300 high schools in the United States.
Authorities are investigating a triple homicide involving a Florida man who was the subject of an Amber Alert issued for his young daughter last weekend. Nathan Gingles, 43, was charged with three ...
Downtown Palatka. Downtown Palatka is the central business district of Palatka, Florida.According to the Palatka Community Redevelopment Agency, the district is bounded by Main Street to the north, Laural Street to the south, the St. Johns River to the east, and Eleventh Street to the west, Historical Fort Shannon was located at the east end of downtown on the river, near what is today City Hall.