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Weekend Wanderings
White Springs history worth visiting in person
Looking for a unique and interesting place to spend a couple of hours or a couple of days? North Florida is full of wonderful places to explore. It doesn’t matter if you like roughing it in a tent on a river bank, catching your favorite team in action, or spending hours browsing through antique shops before heading back to your suite at the bed and breakfast or nearby hotel, Florida has it all. Our new feature, Weekend Wanderings will give you a glimpse of places and events around Florida. You’ll be introduced to both sides of our wonderful state as we visit some "well-known" places and some hidden gems. So, sit back and let’s wander... White Springs history worth visiting in
POSTED 10/07/2008 The banks of the Suwannee River around White Sulphur Springs have been a place of refuge and restoration for its visitors and residents for centuries. To this day, evidence in the form of shards of pottery, hunting and cooking tools and even weapons are found in places where the early visitors to the peaceful region spent their time. Timucuan Indians were living on the banks of the Suwannee River at White Springs when the Spanish explorers came to what is now North Florida. The Suwannee River formed the boundary between the Timucuans on the east and the Apalachees on the west, and even then it was considered special, and historic. Even now, the area surrounding the Suwannee River and especially White Springs is a very special place to visit. The home of the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center and the Florida Folk Festival, White Springs keeps the culture and musical heritage of the Sunshine State alive and
Much of the original town still stands, including the Adams Brother General Merchandise Store (since 1865), three turn-of-the-century churches, and scores of homes. The White Springs Historic District, with its 88 contributing structures, was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and offers visitors a relaxing chance to browse the many crafts and antique shops. White Springs, surrounded by thousands of acres of public lands, offers multiple recreational activities - canoeing, biking and hiking trails and excellent hunting and fishing. White Springs offers several places to stay from a small motel to a Victorian Bed and Breakfast. One very picturesque bed and breakfast it the Sophia Jane Adams House. For more than a hundred years, house has graced the most prominent corner in the historic North Florida town of White Springs. Overlooking the beautiful Suwannee River through a screen of ancient live oaks draped with thick streamers of Spanish moss, this extraordinary bed and breakfast offers a place to step back in time and enjoy true Southern hospitality.
The Historic Telford Inn is the only remaining hotel of the fifteen hotels that flourished in White Springs at the turn of the century when the area was a popular destination for the medical "white springs" water. It was built in 1902 with locally available river rock hauled by mule teams from the Suwannee River, and brick from Georgia. Today the Inn is a Bed and Breakfast with a full-service restaurant as well. Florida's Nature & Heritage Tourism Center, Headquarters of the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail gives you a one-stop information center. Explore information on canoeing, historic sites, National and State Forests, wildlife, biking, hiking and unique Florida experiences. HOTELS: Sophia Jane Adams House
Bed & Breakfast 16513 River Street White Springs, FL 32096 For reservations: 386.397.1915 www.sophiajaneadamshouse.com White Springs Bed 'n Breakfast Suwannee River Motel U.S. INN
I-75 & CR 136 White Springs, FL 32096 386.397.2155 HISTORIC TELFORD INN
CAMPGROUNDS: Kellys RV/MH Park
Lee's Country Campground Suwannee Valley Campground Stephen Foster Campground
Spirit of Suwannee
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