Rocky Comfort Creek (Florida)

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Rocky Comfort Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
State Florida
County Gadsden
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - coordinates 30°36′05″N84°39′41″W / 30.60139°N 84.66139°W / 30.60139; -84.66139
Mouth Lake Talquin
 - coordinates
 30°26′49″N84°33′22″W / 30.44694°N 84.55611°W / 30.44694; -84.55611 Coordinates: 30°26′49″N84°33′22″W / 30.44694°N 84.55611°W / 30.44694; -84.55611
 - elevation
66 feet (20 m)

Rocky Comfort Creek is a stream near Florida's capital city of Tallahassee. It now feeds into Lake Talquin which was formed by a dam on the Ochlockonee River.

Florida State of the United States of America

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Lake Talquin reservoir on the Ochlockonee River in north Florida

Lake Talquin is a reservoir located on the Ochlockonee River between Leon County and Gadsden County in north Florida. The lake, located about 10 miles (15 km) west of Tallahassee, is south of Interstate 10 and bordered by State Road 20 on the east and State Road 267 on the west.

Ochlockonee River 332km (206mi) river in Florida and Georgia, USA

The Ochlockonee River is a fast running river, except where it has been dammed to form Lake Talquin in Florida, originating in Georgia and flowing for 206 miles (332 km) before terminating in Florida.

David Ochiltree who served as mayor of Tallahassee in 1827 resided in a home by the creek and died there in 1834. He moved to Florida from Fayetteville, North Carolina. [1] He was also a colonel and was a member elect of the Legislative Council for Gadsden County when he died. [2]

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A historical marker commemorates Bryan Croom's Rocky Comfort plantation. He was the brother of Hardy Bryan Croom. [3]

Lake Talquin State Forest has a Rocky Comfort tract. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "d.o. elected intendant in Tallahassee, fla. 1827". Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Floridian and Advocate (Tallahassee, Florida), Dec. 27, 1834, p. 3: Obituary
  3. ↑ "Historical Markers". West Gadsden Historical Society. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bloxham Pavilion Lake Talquin State Forest, FL". Reserve America.
  5. ↑ "Lake Talquin State Forest Map" (PDF). Freshfromflorida.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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