Things To Do
WHAT TO SEE AND LEARN
Clark Homestead: This original pioneer homestead was built in 1880, and has been fully restored to that period. Visitors will learn about construction, furnishings, and daily life on a subsistence farm from experienced guides. They will participate through hands-on farm activities and will meet the animals that live there.
Heritage
Livestock Breeds: The Museum participates in a statewide heritage livestock preservation program for cracker cattle and horses, and the cracker horse has just become the official State Horse. Visitors will compare cracker, quarter, Belgian draft horses with mules and donkeys, and will meet the animals up close. Bring your own carrots to feed them.
Traxler Commissary: Visit an 1890 store with canned goods and items needed for daily life. It was the place to meet neighbors and exchange news and gossip. Goods were bought for cash or you could trade or barter for what you needed. You could even order goods from New York City.
Caldwell Dairy Barn: The 5000 square foot open air barn is a reconstruction of Governor Caldwell's 1940s dairy barn. You will learn the history of the barn and receive an orientation to the Museum. The barn is available for picnics, restrooms and drink machines are available in the barn.
Strawn Citrus Complex: This complex of five historic farm buildings was moved to the museum and has been restored to it's 1940's appearance. The Granary Barn held all the feed for mules that pulled the wagons and implements. The Mule barn is where the mules lived and were cared for and fed. The Bell Barn was the workshop for fixing the wagons and tools that were needed in the Citrus Groves. The two worker's Duplexes housed the citrus workers and their family's. Learn what life was like for African American farm workers in the 1940's when you visit the worker's homes.
John Hewitts Sawmill: Visit the colonial period archaeological site of a water powered sawmill that operated from 1770 to 1813. Walk over the mill dam and see where the sawmill once cut lumber that is still in use in St. Augustine. Slaves built the dam, the mill, tended the oxen and mules, cut and hauled the trees, and sawed them into boards. The Old king's Road that connected colonial St. Augustine to the colony of Smyrnea crossed over Hewitts mill dam.
Black Cowboys Exhibit: This exhibit tells the story of Africans and African Americans involved in Florida's cattle industry. The term "cowboy" was introduced to America during the 18th century in South Carolina and referred to a black male slave who tended cows. But long before that free and enslaved blacks were herding cattle on the prairies of Florida. Today, black men and women remain important players in ranching operations throughout Florida.
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A popular attraction convenient to St. Augustine and the Daytona Beach area.
Florida Agricultural Museum, 7900 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, Florida 32137
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