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St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is a wintering ground for migratory birds in Florida. Established in 1931, it encompasses more than 83,000 acres (336 km 2 ) spread between Wakulla , Jefferson , and Taylor Counties in the state of Florida .
St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge: Brevard County: FL 1971 6,255 acres (25.31 km 2) [96] St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge: Jefferson County Taylor County Wakulla County: FL 1931 68,000 acres (280 km 2) [97] St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge: Franklin County Gulf County: FL 1968 12,490 acres (50.5 km 2) [98] Ten Thousand Islands National ...
J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge: Sanibel: Lee: Southwest: 5,200 acres, education center features interactive exhibits on refuge ecosystems, the work of "Ding" Darling, migratory flyways, the National Wildlife Refuge System and a hands-on area for children Johnnie Johnson Nature Center at Lori Wilson Park: Cocoa Beach: Brevard: Central
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre (57,000 ha) U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs.
St. Marks was a seaport for all of Middle Florida and lower Georgia during this early period. Ellen Call Long , on her way to Tallahassee, described the port about 1830 as "a quaint little village, amphibious-like, consisting of a few dwelling houses, stores, etc., mostly built on stilts or piles, as if ready to launch when wind or tide prevailed."
Gray. Average monthly mortgage: $1,571 Monthly total cost of living: $4,211 Livability index: 76 Located in Jones County in central Georgia, Gray is a good place to live for retired couples who ...
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in Wakulla County, Florida organized around the historic site of a Spanish colonial fort (known as Fort St. Marks by the English and Americans), which was used by succeeding nations that controlled the area. The Spanish first built wooden buildings and a stockade in the late ...
The Florida Trail is one of eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States, created by the National Trails System Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-543). [1] It runs 1,500 miles (2,400 km), [2] from Big Cypress National Preserve (between Miami and Naples, along the Tamiami Trail) to Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pensacola Beach.