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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National MemorialSunset at the American Beach Sand Dune
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
American Beach - Sand Dune

During the period of racial segregation, African Americans were barred from most of the beaches in Florida. American Beach was founded in 1935 to provide African Americans with beach access in a resort atmosphere. The sand dune is located at the heart of American Beach.

Visiting American Beach

History of American Beach

NEW! Exhibits at American Beach

Marsh at the Theodore Roosevelt Area  

Did You Know?
Theodore Roosevelt never set foot within the Theodore Roosevelt Area, a unit of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
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Last Updated: April 26, 2009 at 10:37 EST