Ponte Vedra Beach: A History

By Maurice J. Robinson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596294418
• ISBN13: 9781596294417
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.7"