Palatka, Florida
Historical Noah's Ark
With its past steeped in the history and traditions of the St. Johns River, local transportation systems, bass fishing, and cypress mills, Noah’s Ark represents Palatka, Florida’s and Putnam County’s likely best link to the River and the way of life of the City’s heydays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Located along the St. Johns at a point where larger, deeper draught vessels had to stop to unload cargo and passengers, Palatka was a natural place for shallower draught vessels to take over for connections and cargo to the south and for railroads and hotels to spring up to support that commerce. It was the gateway to Florida’s interior and its natural beauty and resources. In due time, Palatka’s hotels could house over 6,000 visitors, cypress mills and orange groves flourished, and railroads converged and then hauled where the rivers could not.
The Present
Current photos and restoration information.
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The Past
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LEARN MORELinking Putnam County To The St. Johns River
Historical Noah's Ark
94
Years Old
9
Year Restoration Plan
1,000's
Of Memories
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The goal is not only full restoration to its original days but to allow it to be Coast Guard-approved and sea-worthy so that cruises can once again occur up and down the river from the point of the Ark’s origin, the Palatka Boathouse and Marina.
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