Thompson-Chalker Docks
Posted by: Markerman62
N 30° 04.138 W 081° 51.639
17R E 417048 N 3326739
Located on Main St at Wharf St. in Middleburg.
Waymark Code: WMTEZB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2016
Views: 3
Samuel B. Thompson owned and operated the dock and warehouses at the foot of Thompson St. (Now Wharf St., name changed about 1951). Thompson's warehouses were burned by Union soldiers in 1864. After the Civil War, Albert S. Chalker operated the docks and on July 7, 1873, was also granted the right to operate a ferry across Black Creek about 200 yards upstream from the dock.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Clay
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: None
Website: Not listed
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