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Advertisement for the Steamer Marion based in Palatka, 1878

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State Library of Florida, Florida Collection, 917.59 B583

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Print advertisement for the Steamer "Marion," captained by H.A. Gray and operated from Palatka to Silver Springs via the St. Johns and Oklawaha rivers. The steamer left Rogero's Wharf every Monday and Thursday. M.H. Rogero was the agent for the line at Palatka. Printed on page 118 of H.D. Bicaise, A Guide to the Land of Flowers (Charleston: Parry, Cook & Co., 1878).

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1878

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OCKLAWAHA AND SILVER SPRINGS!

FOR THE Steamer Marion

Captain H.A. GRAY,

Will leave Rogero's Wharf every Monday and Thursday,

CONNECTING WITH

CHARLESTON, SAVANNAH, AND FERNANDINA

STEAMERS

For the above named places.

M.H. ROGERO, Agent,

PALATKA, FLA.

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Advertisement for the Steamer Marion based in Palatka, 1878

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Steamboat lines

Tourism industry

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State Library of Florida, Florida Collection, 917.59 B583

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1878

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eng-US

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flc_917.59-b583_07

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Palatka (Fla.)

Putnam County (Fla.)

Silver Springs (Fla.)

Marion County (Fla.)

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Tourism and Attractions

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Gray, H. A.

Rogero, M. H.

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OCKLAWAHA AND SILVER SPRINGS!

FOR THE Steamer Marion

Captain H.A. GRAY,

Will leave Rogero's Wharf every Monday and Thursday,

CONNECTING WITH

CHARLESTON, SAVANNAH, AND FERNANDINA

STEAMERS

For the above named places.

M.H. ROGERO, Agent,

PALATKA, FLA.

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Advertisement for the Steamer Marion based in Palatka, 1878. 1878. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/297554>, accessed 18 November 2025.

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Advertisement for the Steamer Marion based in Palatka, 1878. 1878. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/297554>

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