Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck
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Markerman62
N 30° 06.556 W 081° 23.564
17R E 462162 N 3330958
Located at the end of Davis Park Road at the parking area for the Nocatee Preserve
Waymark Code: WM18HM4
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2023
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In 1696 a small party of shipwrecked English passengers passed through Nocatee as they may (sp) their way northward to the English town of Charleston, South Carolina. The refugee group had wrecked near Jupiter Inlet and then walked to St. Augustine where they rested. When resuming their journey, they were provided an escort through Spanish Territory. The party left St. Augustine in late November 1696 and made their way to the indigenous Tolomato village on Guana peninsula. Continuing on their journey, the group headed north using canoes and made their way to the mouth of the St. Johns River. It took almost a month to paddle from St. Augustine to Charleston.
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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