ST. JOSEPH
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ST. JOSEPH |
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| NAME: St.
Joseph COUNTY: Gulf County ROADS: 2WD CLIMATE: Nice and warm all the time. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime. |
COMMENTS:
Once the largest town in Florida. REMAINS: HIstorical Marker. |
| St. Joseph in the early 1800's was the largest town in Florida with 6000 residents. It server as a seaport which proved to be its demise when in 1841 a ship docked with occupants carrying yellow fever. Over 75% of the town died of the disease and the rest of the population fled. Hurricanes have since destroyed the remains. |  1925 picture of the only remaining part of St Joseph. These are tombs of the dead after the town died in early 1800's. (Photo courtesy of Florida State Archieves) |
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