View showing a visitor camping at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park near Hobe Sound, Florida.

Title

• View showing a visitor camping at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park near Hobe Sound, Florida.

Image Number

• RC20271

Year

• 19--

Series Title

• General: Reference collection

General Note

• The 11,500-acre park is named for Jonathan Dickinson, a Quaker merchant whose vessel shipwrecked nearby in 1696. During World War II the land the park now occupies was home to Camp Murphy, a top-secret radar training school with over 6,600 men. The land became a state park in 1950.

Physical Description

• 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Subject Term

• State parks and reserves--Florida--Hobe Sound
• Campgrounds
• Outdoor recreation--Florida--Hobe Sound
• Camping--Equipment and supplies
• Tents
• Camp sites, facilities, etc
• Parks--Public use
• Recreation areas--Florida--Hobe Sound

Geographic Term

• Hobe Sound (Fla. : City)
• Martin County (Fla.)
• Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Fla.)

Subject Corporate

• Florida Park Service.

Shelf Number

• Shelf number: 16517.

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