Although Many years have Passed, This one Derserves Local Research

[jeff of pa]

The Palatka news and advertiser. (Palatka, Fla.), 31 July 1902.










The Palatka news and advertiser. (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, July 31, 1902, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[ECS]

During the War o Northern Aggression, Lola Sanchez of Palatka was a spy for the Florida Confederacy, providing intelligence of Union gunboat activity on the St Johns River It was her information that enabled CSA Capt J J Dickinson and his cavalry to capture and sink the USS COLUMBINE near Horse Landing on the St Johns.
Her father was thought by the Union to be he spy, and was imprisoned at Fort Marion in St Augustine.
She also aided Confederates Benjamin, Breckinridge, and Wood during their escape though Florida, and Breckinridge and Wood stayed with her relatives in Cuba.
It could be possible this is the Mr Sanchez mentioned in the newspaper article.

 

[ncFloridaBum]

I live about 20 miles from Palatka. I'm very interested in this. I tried searching property appraisers and old census but I can't locate where the property was..... any ideas?

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Like Jeff said, this is something you local guys should get at it!

You might talk to the local historical society, and by all means go find some elderly locals who would just love company and a chance to talk to anyone who would listen to them and appreciate them.

 

[Diver_Down]

Thanks for bringing up this topic/thread from the past.

This legend does not deal with Palatka. The news clip is only being reported by the Palatka News. The Moultrie area is south of St. Augustine. Keep in mind that US1 is a modern convenience and that the travel and development occurred around what are considered secondary roads today. There is a length of road called Old Moultrie Road. The Dupont family had a large property further south (the intersection of US1/SR-206 is referred to as Dupont Corners). And to this day, the old Dupont home is still standing in the woods and can be seen from the parking lot of the south branch library. Sanchez is also a well-known family in St. Johns county and had numerous land holdings west of town. I don't know a specific parcel that would be associated with the Futch name. But likely, there isn't anything remaining. There isn't a blade of grass or scrape of dirt that hasn't been disturbed/developed along the Old Moultrie Road. This legend would have likely born fruit if it had been researched/explored back in the 70's or 80's.

If anyone wants to do more research on this and are local to St. Augustine, send me a PM and we'll see if we can at least locate where the Futch Farm was.

 

[villagenut]

If you could get an idea of how big Moultrie was at the turn of the century, you might be able to narrow down sites by roads that led seven miles from town. The article states that Futch place was seven miles from town. Does that no brainer idea get me a cut

 

[Diver_Down]

If you could get an idea of how big Moultrie was at the turn of the century, you might be able to narrow down sites by roads that led seven miles from town. The article states that Futch place was seven miles from town. Does that no brainer idea get me a cut

Well, distance measured isn't as straight as the crow flies. I question the 7 miles, because if you use the roads that existed back then, 7 miles doesn't get you far. If it was an accurate measurement, then it is likely under the road of Old Moultrie Road and SR-312. I'm curious so I'm willing to dig around in the public record archives just to get an idea. But again, paradise has been paved and put up a parking lot.

 

[Tahoe]

I was lucky and found General Land Office records on Ancestry that gives the surveyors' description of Joshua Futch's property in Moultrie: Township 8 South, Range 29 East, Section 24. He had over 70 acres.

 

[jeff of pa]

Buried Gold, Moultrie.

The daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), 19 Sept. 1902.









https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=320

 

[Diver_Down]

Jeff, any chance you can post this clipping in the older thread? http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...have-passed-one-derserves-local-research.html

 

[Deesherman]

futch

The Palatka news and advertiser. (Palatka, Fla.), 31 July 1902.

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The Palatka news and advertiser. (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, July 31, 1902, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Took all day but I found the foutch farm on a old map.

 

[Diver_Down]

Dee, is the area accessible or has it been redeveloped already? Have you compared your findings on the old map with a current overlay?

 

[Louie D]

Friggin' oak roots.

 

[Deesherman]

futch

Friggin' oak roots.

Searched the area yesterday. The property has been totally overgrown or built on. The areas that looks like farmland is all planted over with pine trees any structures in that area would have been destroyed by the planting of the trees.Its super difficult to detect the between the pines because of the overgrowth along the RR tracks there are thousands of targets but its all discarded metal trash from the building and repair of tracks.
I wont be going back there. Found a old map that shows exactly where the futch ranch was.

 

[Deesherman]

futch

Yes I did