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Drayton Island is a privately owned heavily wooded island at the northern end of Lake George
Lake George (Florida)

Lake George or Lake Welaka is a broad and shallow lake on the St. Johns River in the United States state of Florida. It is six miles wide and eleven miles long, with an average depth of 8 feet ....
 on the west side of the Saint Johns River's main channel in Putnam County
Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 73,568 ....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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The island is located across the river from a marina in Georgetown, Florida. A small public ferry, one of three left on the river, holds two cars at a time and services the small island's population.

island was a plantation when William Drayton
William Drayton

William Drayton was an United States politician, banker, and author from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr....
, an immigrant from South Carolina, bought it along with other properties in Florida.






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Drayton Island is a privately owned heavily wooded island at the northern end of Lake George
Lake George (Florida)

Lake George or Lake Welaka is a broad and shallow lake on the St. Johns River in the United States state of Florida. It is six miles wide and eleven miles long, with an average depth of 8 feet ....
 on the west side of the Saint Johns River's main channel in Putnam County
Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 73,568 ....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

The island is located across the river from a marina in Georgetown, Florida. A small public ferry, one of three left on the river, holds two cars at a time and services the small island's population.

History

The island was a plantation when William Drayton
William Drayton

William Drayton was an United States politician, banker, and author from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr....
, an immigrant from South Carolina, bought it along with other properties in Florida. The Ferry is currently run by Edward Babbitt as it has been since its first voyage across the river with his Grandfather as captain in 1943.

See also

  • St. John's River
  • Lake George
    Lake George (Florida)

    Lake George or Lake Welaka is a broad and shallow lake on the St. Johns River in the United States state of Florida. It is six miles wide and eleven miles long, with an average depth of 8 feet ....


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