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Magnolia Springs Hotel Promotional Booklet [Scarce Yale Variant] [Early Florida Golf & Tennis] [Jacksonville, Florida, on the St. John's River ][c1890]
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Built in 1885, the Magnolia Springs Hotel was a marvel of Victorian engineering, boasting elevators, gas and electric lighting, and hydrotherapy mineral springs. It represented the 'Jacksonville Region's' attempt to compete with the burgeoning Flagler empire further south by emphasizing a sophisticated 'Sportsman’s Paradise' identity.The hotel’s golf course.....