 For this episode, I'll be exploring Kingsley Plantation, located on Fort George Island. To get to this park, take 295 to Hexure Drive and take a left onto Fort George Road. Merge left at the official Fort George Island sign and follow the road straight ahead until you reach the plantation. There is a parking lot near the front of the plantation and no admission fee required. If you'd like to learn more about local history, talk to a park ranger and find out about self-guided audio tours or ranger guided tours, which are both great. The Kingsley Plantation is administered by the National Park Service and includes a plantation house, kitchen house, barn, and ruins of 25 original slave cabins. The history of the island spans more than 1,000 years back, beginning with the Timaquan Native Americans. The structures at the site date to the Florida Plantation Era. They give incredible insight into the history of slavery in Northeast Florida, a subject all flirty and should learn about. There is a boat ramp managed by the National Park Service at Kingsley Plantation, making this a great park to access by boat. History left behind in these special places allows us to peer into the past in order to understand the struggles humans faced when attempting to accomplish goals related to conquest, domination, and wealth. They speak alternately of the ignorance that led to environmental damage and the foresight that led to the safeguarding of the natural environment. The history embedded in these special places connects our current predicaments to those of the distant past, empowering us to recognize how much more knowledge we have about our impact on the environment and why it is important to place limitations on the human urge to reshape physical landscapes. Get outside and explore Kingsley Plantation for yourself, and remember to leave no trace. Protect our park system, spread awareness, and never stop exploring. This is a great place to learn about Florida's history.