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Florida: North-East Florida

Overview

The north-east contains a number of historic towns including St. Augustine (St. Johns County), the oldest permanent European settlement in America, dating back to 1565. The region is dominated by Jacksonville, Florida’s largest city and the city with the largest land mass in America (covering 841 square miles/2,178 square km), and an important gateway for the south-eastern US. The north-east has a number of exclusive communities including Ponte Vedra Beach close to Jacksonville and Amelia Island (Nassau County), a thin strip of land 13 miles (21km) long and 2 miles (3km) wide at the state’s northernmost extremity. Another important city in the region is Gainsville (Alachua County), home of the University of Florida (Florida’s oldest and largest university), situated in the central area straddling interstate highway 75. The north-eastern coastline borders the Atlantic Ocean and is noted for its golden beaches and dunes, and miles of points and peninsulas flanked by barrier islands. The north-east region contains the Osceola National Forest, located just south of the famous Okefenokee Swamp, which extends from Georgia into Florida. The region includes the counties of Alachua (Gainesville is the county seat), Baker (Macclenny), Bradford (Starke), Clay (Green Cove Springs), Columbia (Lake City), Duval (Jacksonville), Flagler (Bunnell), Hamilton (Jasper), Nassau (Fernandina Beach), Putnam (Palatka), St. Johns (St. Augustine), Suwannee (Live Oak) and Union (Lake Butler).

© Survival Books Limited 2004

“Buying a Home in Florida” 2nd Edition, David Hampshire.

Reproduced with the permission of Survival Books Limited.

Further information on this topic can be found in “Buying a Home in Florida” 2nd edition, by David Hampshire.

For extensive information about buying a property in Florida, you can purchase this book at www.survivalbooks.net


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