NEW Mayport Poles Cam on Jacksonville Beach, Florida
New Surfcam at in Hanna Park
- January 29, 2012
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- By Story/Photos By City of Jacksonville and Surf Guru
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know about our newest cam here at SurfGuru.com! It's located at Hanna Park near the Mayport poles naval station and it's killer surf spot! We also have a cam at The Jacksonville pier and it should be online any day now!
Special thanks to The Boyz at Void magazine!
Surf Guru will be working with The Void Magazine Crew on other cam projects together in the Jacksonville area!
So check out the new cam and help keep the surfcams FREE! Just click on all our ads!!! Thanks Buddha...
Mayport Poles Web Cam
www.surfguru.com/north-florida-surf-reports/mayport-poles-surf-report
History and Nature: Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park’s pristine beaches have played a proud role in Florida’s rich history as an inviting destination for relaxation and recreation. In the 1880’s, Jacksonville residents and tourists traveled the JM&P Railroad along what is now Wonderwood Drive to Burnside Beach. In the 1900’s, African-Americans working on the East Coast Railway established Manhattan Beach, the state’s first African-American beach. Both Manhattan and Burnside beaches were popular sites with cottages, pavilions and restaurants, and both were located with in the current boundaries of Hanna Park.In the late 1960’s the Bancroft familydonated five acres of land in honor of Dr.Kathryn Abbey Hanna, a prominent author,educator and historian. In 1972, after the City of Jacksonville acquired additional acreage adjacent to the Bancroft family donation, Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park was opened.Today, the 450-acre park includes one and a half miles of shoreline, an extensive dune system and an abundance of maritime hammocks with majestic live oaks draped in spanish moss.
Boardwalks cross over the dune system to the beach to provide access without disturbing park animal and plant life. Shorebirds, wading birds, alligators and foxes all call Hanna Park home. From May through October, sea turtles also nest on the beach.
Come visit...
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
500 Wonderwood Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32233
904.249.4700
HannaPark@coj.net
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