Loxahatchee River
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The Loxahatchee River
The Loxahatchee River (Seminole
for river of turtles is a 7.6 mile river near the southeast coast of Florida
. It is a National Wild and Scenic River
, one of only two in the state, and received its federal designation on May 17, 1985. The 1930s pioneer homestead of Trapper Nelson
lies along the river in a section that runs through Jonathan Dickinson State Park
. The source of the Loxahatchee River is in Riverbend Park located on the south side of Indiantown Rd about 1.5 miles west of I-95 and the Florida Turnpike.
The Loxahatchee River (Seminole
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in...
for river of turtles is a 7.6 mile river near the southeast coast of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is a National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States.The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was an outgrowth of the recommendations of a Presidential commission, the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission...
, one of only two in the state, and received its federal designation on May 17, 1985. The 1930s pioneer homestead of Trapper Nelson
Trapper Nelson
Vince "Trapper" Nelson was an American trapper, hunter, and zoo founder. Though he was born in New Jersey, and lived in Mexico and Texas, he is best known for establishing a homestead-turned-zoo on the shore of the Loxahatchee River in Florida...
lies along the river in a section that runs through Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Jonathan Dickinson State Park is a Florida State Park and historic site located in Martin County, Florida, between Hobe Sound and Tequesta. The park includes a variety of natural communities, such as sand pine scrub, pine flatwoods, mangroves, and river swamps. The Loxahatchee River, which was...
. The source of the Loxahatchee River is in Riverbend Park located on the south side of Indiantown Rd about 1.5 miles west of I-95 and the Florida Turnpike.