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Manatee Springs State Park: Chiefland, Florida

By Michael Warren

Manatee Springs

MANATEE SPRINGS STATE PARK, FL — When naturalist William Bartram visited Manatee Springs in theĀ  late 1700s, he said the place was astonishing: “This charming nymphaeum is the product of primitive nature, not to be imitated, much less equaled, by the united effort of human power and ingenuity!” Two centuries later, much of that beauty […]

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