Ravine Gardens State Park, Rose Garden Fountain, Palatka, Fla
N 29° 38.139 W 081° 38.776
17R E 437441 N 3278588
This beautiful fountain can be seen in The Rose Garden at Ravines Garden State Park in Palatka, Florida. There is an admittance fee to enter the park.
Waymark Code: WM2K06
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2007
Views: 148
This fountain is the center piece of a muti-tiered garden in Ravine Gardens State Park. During the early months of the year when the azealas are in bloom the gardens are awash with flowers. The Fountain is in the center of a 5 tiered terrace surrounded by a variety of roses. All of the stone work seen with the gardens were hand laid during the Great Depression by the WPA. Ravine Gardens has many more exciting features to be seen. A bit of history on the Gardens from the web site:
Ravine Gardens State Park History
The 59 acre gardens were created in a natural steephead ravine by the City of Palatka, local citizens, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the Federal Works Project Administration (WPA and the Civil Works Administration (CWA) in the 1930’S.
Described in the 1934 Florida Municipal Record as the "Nations Outstanding Civil Works Administration. project," the 59 acre ravines were planted with over 95,000 azaleas including 64 varieties, 11,000 palm trees and more than 250,000 ornamental plants. The gardens were maintained by the City of Palatka until the park was deeded to the State of Florida in 1970.
One of nine Florida state parks with New Deal Era structures, Ravine Gardens is the only park with a formal designed landscape. The extensive fieldstone terraces, rock gardens and massive cypress building construction is typical of the era. The Court of States and 64 foot obelisk dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt is located near the park entrance.
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