Scrub Island

Scrub Island is an island in Lake County, Inland Florida, Florida. Scrub Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Blue Spring Landing, as well as near Pine Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Louis P. Thursby House and Hontoon Island State Park.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pine Lakes and Lake Beresford.

Pine Lakes

Locality

Pine Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pine Lakes had a population of 818. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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.