Troy Spring State Park is a

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, located approximately six miles north of Branford, off

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. It contains one of the state's 33 first magnitude springs. At the bottom of the Troy Spring is the sunken

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sidewheel

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''Madison'', which had been owned and captained by James Felix Tucker. Tucker

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''Madison'' in September 1863 to prevent her from falling into

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hands during the

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.Gaines, W. Craig, ''Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks''
Louisiana State University Press, 2008, , p. 42.

Gallery

File:Troy Springs SP VC01.jpg, Visitor center File:Troy Springs SP ranger station01.jpg, Ranger station File:Troy Springs SP springs01.jpg, Springs area

References

External links

* State parks of Florida Parks in Lafayette County, Florida Parks in Suwannee County, Florida {{LafayetteCountyFL-geo-stub