May 29th The Rollestown Marker in East Palatka

This and another marker on the Bartram Trail are here in a small Florida Power and Light Park just off Highway 17 towards the town of Satsuma:

Rollestown

Inscription. Site of the colony of Denys Rolle, English philanthropist. The settlement, composed of 200 indentured servants from the streets of London, was founded in 1767. It did not prosper and the settlers scattered. Negro slaves were imported to tend cattle, cultivate citrus and extract turpentine. The colony was abandoned in 1783 when Britain ceded Florida to Spain. Rolle returned to England and the Negroes resettled in the Bahamas. Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-7.) Location. 29° 37.815′ N, 81° 35.31′ W. Marker is near East Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County. Marker can be reached from U.S. 17 south of Caca Road, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. This marker is located in a wayside park on the property of a FPL (Florida Power & Light) substation. It is in the back of the park and nearly impossible to see from the highway. However, there is a large sign provided by FPL identifying the park that is very visible. Marker is in this post office area: East Palatka FL 32131, United States of America.