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Listen: The FolkFolk ProgramSign for Frank B. Butler State Park - St. Johns County, Florida
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Series 236, Box 4, FF44
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Frank B. Butler (1885-1973) was a prominent African American business and civic leader in St. Augustine, Florida. Originally from Georgia, the realtor and grocer purchased and opened a beach for African Americans between the Matanzas River and the Atlantic Ocean. It was the only beach for African Americans between Amelia Island and Daytona Beach. For a period it was operated by the Florida Park Service. It later became a St. Johns County park.
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