Blue Springs Run

Places of Interest

Louis P. Thursby House

Historic building

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The Thursby House located at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, was constructed in 1872. The house was once a two-story structure built from three kinds of center-cut pine that had been milled in Savannah, Georgia, and transported by boat to the site.

Hontoon Island State Park

Nature reserve

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Hontoon Island State Park is a 1,648-acre Florida State Park located on Hontoon Island between the St. Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River in Volusia County. Hontoon Island State Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Blue Springs Run.

Places in the Area

Orange City

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Orange City is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US census, the city had a population of 12,632.

Lake Beresford

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Lake Beresford is a lake on the western boundary of DeLand and Orange City. The lake's surroundings are a sparsely-populated area with the entrance to the Hontoon Island State Park and access to the St. Johns River.

Blue Springs Run

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