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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
Recreation Era
Historic photograph, late 19th century, of a woman walking on Palmetto Avenue

The plantation era on Fort George Island came to an end with the conclusion of the Civil War. While a few more attempts at agriculture would occur, the primary use of the island shifted from agriculture to recreation.

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History of a House
Florida Territorial Governor William Pope Duval  

Did You Know?
One of the Huguenot inhabitants of la Caroline had the surname of "DuVal.” Jacksonville, Florida, where the national memorial is located, is within Duval County which is named for Florida's first civilian territorial governor, William Pope Duval, a Huguenot descendant.
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