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Ruins of a Forgotten Age at Bulow Plantation

By Florida Traveler

Bulow Plantation Ruins

The Bulow Plantation Ruins, located in Flagler Beach, offer visitors a glimpse into the storied and sometimes notorious history of the sugarcane industry in the state.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: flagler county, ghost town, history, ruins

Pinecastle Bombing Range

By Michael Warren

Ocala National Forest Bombing Range

This hidden bombing range in central Florida has it’s very own ghost town, SAM missile sites and a mock-up runway. It provides target practice for Navy jet pilots preparing for combat.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida History, Ocala National Forest Tagged With: bombing range, history, Ocala National Forest

Silver Springs History on Display at Silver River Museum

By Michael Warren

Silver Springs, FL — How long has Silver Springs been a Florida attraction? Depends on how you reckon it, but people have been coming here for a long time indeed. About 10,000 years ago, the Timucuan Indians gathered at the headwaters of the Silver River to hunt Columbian Mammoths. In the mid 1950s, the lovely […]

Filed Under: Florida History, Florida Springs Tagged With: history, museum, silver springs

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