Finished up my visits to the Florida unit of Gulf Islands this morning with a visit to the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center unit. About an 11 mile trip from the barrier island to this section, which actually represents America's first "tree farm." The big Naval Live Oaks were important to the early days of shipping and war boats to the United States, and this is where they were found: From Wiki"
The U.S. Government purchased the tract of land making up the Naval Live Oaks Reservation in 1828 for use in experimenting with the cultivation of live oaks from acorns. Before the Civil War, Live Oak wood was the primary material of choice for shipbuilders, thus the protection and cultivation of the trees for Naval use was vital.
Currently, the land comprises over 1300 acres (5.3 km²) in Gulf Islands National Seashore and is owned by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. U.S. Route 98 goes through the southern portion of the land. To the south of Highway 98 is a visitor's center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore and some public beach areas. On the north side there is one picnic area with a trail to a bluff overlooking PensacolGot a Bay. There are trails throughout the park.
Got the three stamps that were supposed to be here, so we are all now "stamped up" for this park.
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