Going to Amelia Island

What to do in Amelia Island

by Meagan Francis

A laid back, quaint destination, Amelia Island offers both a pristine natural habitat and a charming village in a historic Florida location. Located off the Jacksonville coast, the island dates back 40 centuries and stars a diverse cast of characters including pirates, confederates, nobles, and Native Americans of the Timucua tribe. The Timucua inhabited the island for thousands of years until the 1500s when the French claimed it. Amelia Island changed hands eight times after that: falling under the control of the Spanish, English, Mexican Revolutionary, Patriot, Green Cross, Union, Confederate, and—finally—the United States. In the early 20th century, the island that had once been a haven to smugglers and pirates became a source of the modern shrimp industry, and to this day you can still watch shrimp boats coming...

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