Jupiter Indiantown Road, midway Traditional Cache
marmark: The cache was destroyed when a maintenance crew mowed over it.
Jupiter Indiantown Road, midway
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This cache is a long way from everywhere but maybe on the way to somewhere. It is located on the Old Jupiter Indiantown Road. The nearest parking is at Jones/Hungryland Wildlife WEA gate 3, off of CR711 (Pratt Whitney Road). The 50 cal ammo box is a short easy walk from the parking area. Parking is available at N 26°58.3987’ W 080°17.2012’
This cache is located within the Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area. Visitors should be aware of seasonal hunting and must abide by all area regulations while on the area. Please visit (visit link) for more information
About 13.5 miles of the Old Jupiter Indiantown Road is in Martin County. This cache is about midway between Indiantown and Jupiter. The Old Jupiter Indiantown Road is unpaved and bisects the 12,415-acre Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area which was acquired by the state of Florida in the mid to late 1990s. The Indiantown end of this historic road is near the cache GC1NQCK “Timer’s Entrance”. The history of the road below is from the sign at the entrance to Timer Powers Park in Indiantown.
Jupiter Indiantown Road
From the 1900 until the 1950s, the Jupiter Indiantown Road connected the communities of Jupiter and Indiantown, giving residents access to resources. Dade County governed the area in 1899 when the new road was cut. In Indiantown about that time, brothers Joe and Dessie Bowers developed citrus groves and ran a trading post exchanging goods for hides with the Seminoles. Transportation of goods on the 16 mile road took two days by oxcart. The road was improved in 1912 using mules to haul shell rock from Jupiter. Around 1916 the St. Lucie Canal intersected the road near Indiantown. A hand winched ferry provided cross passage until a one-lane turning bridge was built in 1927. Homesteads, cattle ranches, and later the Davis and Jenkins sawmill were established along the road. Also known as the Jupiter Grade Road, the Jupiter Okeechobee Road and the Central Dixie Highway, in 1936 it became State Road 29. By the late 1950s nearby paved highways replace the historic dirt road. In 1993 the road was declared a scenic by-way by Martin and Palm Beach Counties.
Jupiter Indiantown Road Timeline
1899: Road is built to connect Jupiter to Indiantown.
1912: Road is improved with shell rock.
1916: St. Lucie Canal cuts through road south of Indiantown, and ferry service starts.
1927: One lane turning bridge built across canal.
1936: Designated State Road 29
Late 1950s: State builds other paved roads to connect Jupiter and Indiantown.
1993: Martin and Palm Beach counties declare road a Scenic By-way.
2006: State designates road part of the Florida Greenways and Trails System.
2008: State designates road a Florida Heritage Landmark
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