Seminole Rest

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Seminole Rest
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Instone House, in the Seminole Rest Park
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Location207 River Road
Oak Hill, Florida
Coordinates 28°52′11″N80°50′15″W / 28.86972°N 80.83750°W / 28.86972; -80.83750
NRHP reference No. 97000231 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1997

Seminole Rest (also known as the Snyder Hill or Oak Hill or Live Oak Hill) is a historic site in Oak Hill, Florida, United States. It is located east of State Road 5, on the western shore of Mosquito Lagoon, and is part of the Canaveral National Seashore. On March 19, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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