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Sturggles for Success in Florida:
This island's human history stretched over 6,000 years. Colonization brought conflict and interaction between cultures including native societies, European powers, and African and American pioneers. Because of its ideal location near the St. Johns River, Fort George Island changed handed many times.
Resources such as shellfish, easy water access, and soil suitable for planting drew people here over the centuries. Those who came to Florida found intense heat and humidity, clouds f biting insects, and dense maritime hammocks. Planters turned to slave labor because Africans were thought to endure these hardships more readily than white settlers. |