New Switzerland Plantation
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IceCreamMan
N 30° 04.533 W 081° 38.875
17R E 437556 N 3327333
A historical marker in Western St. Johns County
Waymark Code: WM2QTJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2007
Views: 55
Francis Phillip Fation, Sr. (1724 - 1811) a Swiss native, brought his family, slaves and personal posessions here shortly after Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain in 1763. After obtaining a crown grant of 10,000 acres in this area, Fatio imported materials from England and built a country estate where he lived the life of a frontier baron. The plantation buildings were destroyed during the East Florida patriot revolt in 1812.
Marker Number: None
Date: 1997
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: St. Johns County Historical Commision
Website: Not listed
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