Fire Road, Huguenot Beach, Florida
The setting sun sets fire to the tops of the Muhly grass along a deserted interior road on Huguenot Beach near Jacksonville, Florida. The beach is named for the French protestant Huguenot settlers led by Jean Ribault who landed near here in 1562, seeking a refuge from religious persecution in France. I recall one of the Mayport ferries also near here was named in honor of Ribault, who was killed at Matanzas Inlet on his second voyage a few years later.
Huguenot Beach was known locally as the only beach in north Florida where you could drive down to the beach, right to the edge of the water if you wanted. And there were miles of these interior roads leading to the St. Johns River, Ft. George Inlet, and the Atlantic.
Fire Road, Huguenot Beach, Florida
The setting sun sets fire to the tops of the Muhly grass along a deserted interior road on Huguenot Beach near Jacksonville, Florida. The beach is named for the French protestant Huguenot settlers led by Jean Ribault who landed near here in 1562, seeking a refuge from religious persecution in France. I recall one of the Mayport ferries also near here was named in honor of Ribault, who was killed at Matanzas Inlet on his second voyage a few years later.
Huguenot Beach was known locally as the only beach in north Florida where you could drive down to the beach, right to the edge of the water if you wanted. And there were miles of these interior roads leading to the St. Johns River, Ft. George Inlet, and the Atlantic.