Historical Florida Site Visit


I decided to visit Walter Jones Historical park in Mandarin for my site visit. I went with my sister and niece on Thursday the 6th in the afternoon. We spent about an hour here. I used to live in mandarin so I would come here a lot. The park has many buildings, trees, and a dock out to the St.Johns River.

This is the house of Major William Wirt Webb. He was a united states officer during the civil war. He also served as postmaster from 1906 to 1964 with his daughter Agnes (Mandarin Museum Historical Society, n.d.).


Here are a few more pictures of me and my family enjoying the park. I think it's interesting how I had been to this park many times but had never looked into its history of it and its importance to Florida. Like many things, I am learning in this class. The Calusas, cracker cowboys, and now this park has been added to my knowledge of Florida history and I am happy to be able to broaden my knowledge of Florida through this class. They all come together in interesting ways to become Florida's rich history. 

Works Cited
Mandarin Museum historical Society. (n.d.). Walter Jones Historical park. Walter Jones historical park. Retrieved October 8, 2022, from https://www.mandarinmuseum.net/visit/walter-jones-historical-park




 

Comments

  1. Piper AwaiNovember 15, 2022 at 10:57 AM

    Hi Riley, i loved your post! I've never heard of the Walter Jones Historical park before because i really only go to Mandarin for my softball park. I will definitely have to check it out sometime, it looks like an interesting spot! I loved what you said at the end of your post. I live 5 minutes from Fort Caroline, and i've been to it many times, but this class has made me realize the importance of it to history and Florida itself.

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  2. Derrick WheelerDecember 3, 2022 at 2:43 PM

    Hi Riley, great post! I have never heard of Walter Jones Historical Park before this so this was really interesting to me. I think it's neat to hear the backstory of that area especially since I am not familiar with it. I am definitely going to have to look into Major Webb in the future and go there in the future.

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