FINDING SOLANO GROVE:
GPS coordinates of the turnoff from County Road 13 are N29 53.005 W81
33.600
The physical address is 12877 County Road 13, St Augustine, FL 32092
The road off Highway 13 down to the river is between four and five
miles south of Picolata. Meldrim Park is not a town, only a
collection of small buildings (farmhouse, barn, sheds, etc.) to your
left (east) off the highway. At this point you start looking out
for a road going to your right (west) down toward the river.
There is a gate there. If it is closed, just open it up and go on
in, but close the gate. If the gate is locked, you obviously
can't get in. If you get in and start down the road, you will
see, after going a short distance, the ruins of an old, and tiny church
just to your right off the dirt road. When you see this you will
know you are on the right track. Keep following this road. When
you get to a fork in the road, bear left. Eventually you
will see the river ahead, with the memorial stone in the middle of your
view.
Here is one showing the vicinity. Solano Grove (circled
on map) is part of "Meldrim Park". Notice that Solano
Grove and Meldrim Park is now an island in the middle of a sea of
residential development.
www.thompsonian.info/delius-solano-satellite-photo-vicinity.JPG
The next shot is zoomed in to show Highway 13 and the unpaved road
down to Solano Grove. You can see the road as a faint
line through the forest.
www.thompsonian.info/delius-solano-satellite-photo-road.JPG
Finally, here is the closeup of Solano Grove (circled on map), with
Mrs. Meldrim's house on the south side and the neighbor's house with
the
pier on the north side.
www.thompsonian.info/delius-solano-satellite-photo.JPG
Here is the weblink to the Google Maps World Gazetteer site, where
you can zoom in on selected locations:
http://www.maplandia.com/
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