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Why the St. Johns River Is a History Corridor
This field note is part of the FOBA learning stream. It is meant to orient readers and point toward better source work.
Key points
- The St. Johns River helps readers connect water, marsh, islands, Timucua-speaking communities, Fort Caroline, Kingsley Plantation, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine-area paths.
- A corridor view keeps history from being trapped inside one park boundary or one colonial date.
- The river is a guide to source trails, not proof of identity or descent by itself.
Next steps
- Use the Story Map with a text list so mobile and screen-reader visitors are not dependent on map markers.
- Separate Timucua language-community framing, Fort Caroline, plantation context, and free Black settlement sources.
- Add Community Notes for local churches, cemeteries, schools, and archive leads that protect living people.
Source trail
- FOBA Jacksonville-Timucuan hub – River, marsh, contact, and plantation context.
- FOBA St. Augustine Area hub – Coastal crossroads and free Black settlement context.