Troy Spring State Park
| Troy Spring State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Springs area | |
  Location within Florida  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Lafayette and Suwannee counties, Florida, United States |
| Nearest city | Branford, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30°0′21″N 82°59′49″W / 30.00583°N 82.99694°W |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Troy Spring State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately six miles north of Branford, off US 27. It contains one of the state's 33 first magnitude springs.
At the bottom of the Troy Spring is the sunken Confederate sidewheel paddle steamer Madison, which had been owned and captained by James Felix Tucker. Tucker scuttled Madison in September 1863 to prevent her from falling into Union hands during the American Civil War.[1][2][3]
Gallery
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Visitor center
Ranger station
Stairs heading into the springs
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Madison: Scuttled in Troy Spring Run". Florida Public Archaeology Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ↑ Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks, Louisiana State University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6, p. 42.
- ↑ "Wreck of the Madison". Florida State Parks. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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