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'''Suwannee''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Dixie County, Florida|Dixie County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It is located on the [[Suwannee River]] near its mouth, at the southern end of the [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] region of Florida. It is 23 miles southwest of [[Old Town, Florida|Old Town]], to which it is connected by [[County Road 349 (Dixie County, Florida)|County Road 349]].
'''Suwannee''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Dixie County, Florida|Dixie County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It is located on the [[Suwannee River]] near its mouth, at the southern end of the [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] region of Florida. It is 23 miles southwest of [[Old Town, Florida|Old Town]], to which it is connected by [[County Road 349 (Dixie County, Florida)|County Road 349]].


Suwannee is a fishing village, with a population of about 300. It caters for both freshwater fishing in the river and saltwater fishing in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Puterbaugh|first=Parke|last2=Bisbort|first2=Alan|title=Florida Beaches|publisher=Avalon Travel|year=2001|page=[https://archive.org/details/floridabeachesbe0000pute/page/524 524]|isbn=1-56691-347-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/floridabeachesbe0000pute/page/524}}</ref>
Suwannee is a fishing village, with a population of about 300. It caters for both freshwater fishing in the river and saltwater fishing in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Puterbaugh|first=Parke|last2=Bisbort|first2=Alan|title=Florida Beaches|publisher=Avalon Travel|year=2001|page=[https://archive.org/details/floridabeachesbe0000pute/page/524 524]|isbn=1-56691-347-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/floridabeachesbe0000pute/page/524}}</ref> During the 19th century, the area on which the town sits was an important staging ground for goods traveling to and from the cotton and tobacco plantations throughout the Suwannee Valley. The 1939 [[American Guide Series|Florida guide]] notes that "small wood-burning [[Paddle steamer|sternwheelers]] of the Mississippi type plied the lower stretches of the Suwannee, carrying cotton, tobacco, peanuts, naval stores, and lumber from the interior to the high-masted schooners anchored at the river mouth. The ''Belle of the Suwannee'', Captain Robert Bartlett commanding, was the queen of the fleet. During the war blockade runners traveled up and down the stream; several were burned and sunk, but many succeeded in eluding the [[Union Navy|Federal]] gunboats."<ref name="Florida Guide">{{Cite book|title=Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State|last=Federal Writers' Project|date=1956|publisher=State of Florida Department of Public Instruction|edition=8th|page=418|location=United States of America}}</ref>


The town is surrounded by the [[Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge]]. There is a canoe/kayak trail into the refuge from launch sites in the town.<ref>[http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/swecanoe.pdf U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Lower Suwannee NWR Canoe/Kayak Trail]</ref>
The town is surrounded by the [[Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge]]. There is a canoe/kayak trail into the refuge from launch sites in the town.<ref>[http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/swecanoe.pdf U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Lower Suwannee NWR Canoe/Kayak Trail]</ref>

Revision as of 21:17, 27 January 2021

Suwannee is an unincorporated community in Dixie County, Florida, United States. It is located on the Suwannee River near its mouth, at the southern end of the Big Bend region of Florida. It is 23 miles southwest of Old Town, to which it is connected by County Road 349.

Suwannee is a fishing village, with a population of about 300. It caters for both freshwater fishing in the river and saltwater fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.[1] During the 19th century, the area on which the town sits was an important staging ground for goods traveling to and from the cotton and tobacco plantations throughout the Suwannee Valley. The 1939 Florida guide notes that "small wood-burning sternwheelers of the Mississippi type plied the lower stretches of the Suwannee, carrying cotton, tobacco, peanuts, naval stores, and lumber from the interior to the high-masted schooners anchored at the river mouth. The Belle of the Suwannee, Captain Robert Bartlett commanding, was the queen of the fleet. During the war blockade runners traveled up and down the stream; several were burned and sunk, but many succeeded in eluding the Federal gunboats."[2]

The town is surrounded by the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. There is a canoe/kayak trail into the refuge from launch sites in the town.[3]

References

  1. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke; Bisbort, Alan (2001). Florida Beaches. Avalon Travel. p. 524. ISBN 1-56691-347-0.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1956). Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State (8th ed.). United States of America: State of Florida Department of Public Instruction. p. 418.
  3. ^ U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Lower Suwannee NWR Canoe/Kayak Trail

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