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Listen: The Folk ProgramSand dunes at St. George Island in Franklin County, Florida.
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Pre-Columbian natives visited St. George Island to collect seafood during its estimated 5,000-year existence, as shown by the remnant middens. 'Cat-face' scars on the larger slash pines reflect the turpentined forests of early to mid-1900s. During World War II, troops used Camp Gordon Johnston for training exercises over the vast dunes. Acquisition of park land in 1963, and the 1965 completion of the Bryant G. Patton Bridge across Apalachicola Bay to St. George Island, led to increased recreational use. Completion of park facilities in 1980 opened the St. George Island State Park.
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