Downtown Fernandina Beach has been lovingly restored over the past several decades. Centre Street cannot help but remind visitors of a 1900 community in it's heyday.
We started our walking tour at the Chamber of Commerce in the renovated railway depot on Centre Street. This structure once served as the depot for the first cross-Florida railway system.
Apparently, the trains still use these tracks to service the two paper mills in town.
The Palace Saloon, at 117 Centre Street, claims to be the oldest saloon in Florida. Built in 1878, this highly interesting restaurant features a hand carved bar, original mural paintings, and antique furniture.
The Lesesne House is a Classical Revival style residence, built by Dr. John F. Lesesne circa 1860 and is one of the oldest homes in Fernandina Beach. We had a nice but tiring day walking around and tomorrow we head north to Cumberland Island, Georgia.
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