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St. John's River with Drayton Island on right
Drayton IslandDrayton Island is a privately owned heavily wooded island at the northern end of Lake George on the west side of the Saint Johns River's main channel in Putnam County, Florida, United States.[1]
The island is located across the river from a marina in Georgetown, Florida. A small public ferry, one of three left on the river, holds two cars at a time and services the small island's population.[2][3]
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History
The island was a plantation when William Drayton, an immigrant from South Carolina, bought it along with other properties in Florida. The Ferry is currently run by Edward Babbitt as it has been since its first voyage across the river with Babbitt's grandfather as captain in 1943.[4]
See also
William Drayton Sr.
References
- ^ "Lake George Information Guide". http://www.jimporter.org/lakes/george/. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "River Profile - Riverscape Features". http://www.theriverreturns.org/explore/profile/text/index2.php. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida's St. John's River. http://books.google.com/books?id=lAuzhqXY4hUC&pg=RA1-PA115&lpg=RA1-PA115&dq=drayton+island&source=web&ots=uVVo10uOy-&sig=VN7pVfkSzFCngZvD3d8aMwBTh2I. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- ^ "Drayton Island". University of Florida. http://www.unf.edu/floridahistoryonline//Plantations/plantations/Drayton_Island.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- Belleville, Bill River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida's St. John's River. University of Georgia Press, 2001, p. 115. ISBN 978-0820323442
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Coordinates: 29°21′40″N 81°38′20″W / 29.36121°N 81.63888°W
Categories:- St. Johns River
- Drayton family
- River islands
- Geography of Putnam County, Florida
- Florida geography stubs
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