Ponte Vedra Beach

Shaped by a mix of cultures ranging from early Spanish settlers in the 1500s to invading golfers in the 1980s, Ponte Vedra Beach has a rich and unique history. Ponte Vedra was home to pre-Columbian natives, Timucuan Indian warriors, the Spanish who settled historic Diego, Scottish outlaws, Palm Valley moonshiners and the employees of the National Lead Company who created a nine-hole company golf course that would later become the world-famous Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. Further developed by visionary real estate investors, what was once a sleepy, twenty-eight-mile stretch of beach is now known as Money Magazine's "Best Place to Live in Florida" and is named among the top fifty places to live in the United States. Book jacket.

Preface	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 13
Introduction: Where is Ponte Vedra Located?	p. 15
Pre- and Post-Columbian History Through the Twentieth Century
Florida's Geographic Coastline Changes and Prehistoric Civilizations	p. 19
St. Johns Timucuan Indians-Saturiwa Tribe	p. 25
America's Early Explorers, 1492-1526	p. 31
Spain's Control of and Contributions to North Florida, 1565-1763	p. 37
Settlement of Diego Plains (Palm Valley), 1700s	p. 43
Arrival and Influence of the British in Florida, 1763-1783	p. 45
Three Spanish Citizens Remained Through the British Period	p. 53
From Diego to Palm Valley, 1800s-1900s	p. 59
Modern History-1900s to Present
Town of Mineral City-Mining for Minerals, 1914-1928	p. 79
First Church in Palm Valley and Ponte Vedra Beach	p. 89
German Saboteurs-Operation Pastorius, 1942	p. 95
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club History	p. 103
Ponte Vedra Beach Volunteer Fire Department-Station Number 10	p. 121
The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library	p. 125
Beginning of the First Elementary and High School	p. 129
Post Office History	p. 133
Beaches Area Historical Society	p. 139
Preserving the Guana Tract	p. 143
The Fletcher Legacy	p. 149
PGA Headquarters' Beginning and the TPC	p. 155
ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) International Headquarters	p. 163
Chronological History of Ponte Vedra Beach	p. 167
Notes	p. 179
About the Author and Artist	p. 191
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