Pellicer Creek
Pellicer Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Florida.[1] It is a tributary to the Matanzas River,[2] and delineates the border between St. Johns and Flagler counties in the northeastern part of the state.[3] The creek begins as a blackwater stream in the swamps west of Interstate 95, and meanders eastward into the Matanzas River; it is part of Florida's Designated Paddling Trail System.[4]
Pellicer Creek was named after Francisco Pellicer, an early Spanish settler.[5] The waterway was formerly called Woodcutter's Creek, along which lumber and turpentine from a sawmill owned by British master carpenter John Hewitt were transported to the Matanzas River and then northward to St. Augustine.[6] In 1770, Hewitt had purchased 1,000 acres of land near the Kings' Road, where he built his water-driven mill,[7] in operation from 1770 to 1813.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pellicer Creek
- ^ "Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ The Revised General Statutes of Florida: Prepared Under Authority of Chapter 6930, Acts 1915, Chapter 7347, Acts 1917, and Chapter 7838, Acts 1919, Laws of Florida. E. O. Painter Printing Company. 1920. p. 298–299.
- ^ Kumiski, John (2019). Fishing Florida by Paddle: An Angler's Guide. Arcadia Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4671-4063-8.
- ^ "History". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Alderson, Doug (2021). Florida's Rivers: A Celebration of Over 40 of the Sunshine State's Dynamic Waterways. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-68334-262-5.
- ^ Anderson, Danielle (3 July 2019). "Lumber for loyalists | Officials rededicate pre-Revolutionary War sawmill site". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022.
- ^ Staff (15 August 2017). "Florida Agricultural Museum, Palm Coast, Florida at MuseumsUSA.org". www.museumsusa.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.