Butler's Beach
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Markerman62
N 29° 47.189 W 081° 15.499
17R E 475032 N 3295153
Located in Frank B. Butler Park East at 5860 A1A South, St. Augustine
Waymark Code: WM18HNE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2023
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Butler was heavily involved in local politics to ensure that African-American citizens in St. Johns County had a voice in elections. In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his associates Andrew Young, Ralph Abernathy and C.T. Vivian, stayed at Butler's Inn. Butler's Beach became a state park in the 1960s and over a two-year period from 1965-1967, the Florida State Parks System counted 84,618 overnight guests. To learn more, check out Frank B. Butler: Lincolnville Businessman and Founder of St. Augustine, Florida's Historic Black Beach by Barbara Walch and published by Butler's grandson, Rudolph B. Hadley Sr.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: St. Johns County
Website: Not listed
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