Hernandez Plantation
Long before Palm Coast was developed, this area was home to extensive plantations owned by Joseph Marion Hernandez. This article looks at where those plantations were located, how they operated, and what remains of them today.
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Long before Palm Coast was developed, this area was home to extensive plantations owned by Joseph Marion Hernandez. This article looks at where those plantations were located, how they operated, and what remains of them today.
It all began in 1979 when the Presbytery of Northeast Florida obtained land on the corner of Florida Park Drive and Palm Harbor Parkway…