A mysterious ghost city in Florida – where residents left their houses 62 years ago – has suddenly attracted visitors again.
The lost city of Yukon – once full of cobbled streets, a bustling city center and its own tram line – underwent an unusual fate in 1963 when the lively community fled and flee most of the city in oblivion.
The history of the city began in 1787 when the Spanish authorities gave a piece of land to the English settler Timothy Hollingsworth, who founded the prosperous Mulberry Grove Plantation between the St. Johns and Ortega rivers.
After the Civil War, the ultimate owner of the Plantage, Arthur M. Reed, sold part of the estate to slaved individuals, with which he established the so-called BlackPoint settlement.
This would later grow into Yukon during the First World War.
At its peak, Yukon was a flourishing community, complete with a subdivision of 300 units called DeWey Park and handy tram connections to nearby Ortega, Evening and Riverside.
But everything changed in 1939 when the American government started the construction of Naval Air Station Jacksonville on adjacent country.
Not long after, in 1963, the American Navy made a shocking announcement, in which she told the entire community that the beloved city was now a flight and security risk – because of the proximity of a naval aircraft.
The lost city of Yukon – who was once full of cobblestone streets, a bustling city center and its own tram line – underwent an unusual fate in 1963 when the lively community fled
At its peak, Yukon was a flourishing community, complete with a subdivision of 300 units called DeWey Park and handy tram connections to nearby Ortega, Evening and Riverside.
Their worries have come to life in a terrifying way over the years.
In the following decades, the area witnessed various terrifying incidents.
In 1983, a transport plane from the Navy collapsed for the first time in nearby waters.
Then in 2005 a naval aircraft crashed during a rain shower near the former city.
And in 2019 a commercial plane with 143 people on board slid straight into St. Johns River.
Yet in 1989, with the support of alderman Tillie Fowler, the area began to transform into a public park.
Nowadays people go en masse to the old center of Yukon, now known as Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park.
Everything changed in 1939 when the American government started building Naval Air Station Jacksonville on adjacent country
In 1963 the American Navy made a shocking announcement, in which she told the entire community that the beloved city was now a flight and security risk because of the proximity of a naval aircraft.
And in 2019 a commercial plane with 143 people on board slid into St. Johns River straight into
In the following decades, the area witnessed various frightening incidents
It is a popular place among hikers who can enjoy improved and extensive paths and off-road cycling areas, as well as a dog park and kayak launch.
In addition to ten kilometers of hiking and cycling paths, the park also offers picnic areas and barbecues.
But a visit to the park is not just sunshine and rainbows.
Creepy traces of the sidewalks of the city are still peeping through the bushes, including a historic stones that is still there before 1917.
The most horrifying is the preserved cemetery Mulberry Grove Plantation, where the graves of people and others made of slaves lie.
The former post office and the Yukon Baptist Church are still shocking.
Two modern companies – JL Trent's Seafood and Grill and Murray's Tavern – have emerged in the neighborhood to serve history lovers and curious tourists attracted by the mysterious past of the ghost city, as reported by Thetravel.com.
Nowadays people still visit the old center of Yukon, now known as Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park
The former post office and the Yukon Baptist Church (photo) are still shockingly enough
Two modern companies – JL Trent's Seafood and Grill and Murray's Tavern – have emerged in the neighborhood to serve history lovers and curious tourists who are drawn to the ghost city.
Creepy traces of the sidewalks of the city are still peeping through the bushes, including a historic stones that are still there before 1917
It is a popular place among hikers who can enjoy improved and extensive paths and off-road cycling areas, but also have added a dog park and kayak week
In addition to ten kilometers of hiking and cycling paths, the park also offers picnic areas and barbecues. But a visit to the park is not just sunshine and rainbows. The most hair -raising is the preserved Mulberry Grove Plantation cemetery, where the graves of people made to slave
The park also has a nature center, a classroom and a watchtower.
Next to the Naval Air Station Jackson, the park is surrounded by the River Ortega and the Regional Park Ringhaver.
Visitors can witness the modern facilities that are built on top of an old skeleton of an once lively community that simply disappeared because it was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
