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...
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