Panthers bows out of postseason tournament
PALATKA — South Florida State College softball suffered a couple of heartbreaking losses to end its season.
May 2, 2026Open source
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Palatka, Florida. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Putnam. Associated ZIP codes: 32177, 32178.
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Alligator-Shaped Xbox Will Be Snapped Up by One Gamer
This iconic Florida critter appears to have swallowed an Xbox just a couple of weeks before the release of GTA 6.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Tampa-born Florida Avenue Brewing Co. permanently closes its Seminole Heights location
The craft brewery’s closure aligns with an increasing trend of similar taproom closures throughout Tampa Bay.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
GOP sweep: Uthmeier, Ingoglia, Simpson win Florida Cabinet races
Republicans on Tuesday night swept the races for attorney general, chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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Palatka is in Putnam County, Florida.
Region: North Florida
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32177, 32178
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Alligator-Shaped Xbox Will Be Snapped Up by One Gamer
This iconic Florida critter appears to have swallowed an Xbox just a couple of weeks before the release of GTA 6.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Tampa-born Florida Avenue Brewing Co. permanently closes its Seminole Heights location
The craft brewery’s closure aligns with an increasing trend of similar taproom closures throughout Tampa Bay.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
GOP sweep: Uthmeier, Ingoglia, Simpson win Florida Cabinet races
Republicans on Tuesday night swept the races for attorney general, chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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Palatka's riverfront once supported a major trade center, with citrus, lumber and rail traffic linking the St. Johns River to inland farms. Incorporated in 1853, it also attracted winter visitors. The severe citrus freeze near the end of the nineteenth century disrupted that prosperity, and the Depression later created another need for economic recovery.
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Ravine Gardens emerged from that crisis. Opened in 1933, the gardens used federal relief work to combine employment with a new visitor attraction. The park's steephead ravines were formed by groundwater undermining sandy slopes, not simply by streams cutting downward from the surface. Formal planting and constructed garden features added a human-designed layer to that natural setting. The gardens entered the state park system in 1970. Another reused transport landscape extends westward through the Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail corridor, following former railroad right-of-way. Consult the trail's current map for open sections rather than assuming the entire planned corridor is continuous. River commerce, public gardens and rail reuse offer distinct ways into Palatka's history. Sources Florida State Parks: Ravine Gardens History Florida State Parks: Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail
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29.6577480, -81.6594520
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