Nine South Estates

[Faith Lienhard]

Thetowns of the native Cherokee people along the Big Eastatoee River were connected by a trail that ran through this area. Travelers between these towns, from early settlers up through the mid-twentieth century, had to cross a two-mile-long tributary of the Little Eastatoee River nine different times in order to stay on the path. This tributary now is known as Nine Times Creek. It parallels the northern border of this 560-acre nature preserve.

In 2007, local land trust Upstate Forever purchased the Nine Times property from real estate company Crescent Resources. The Nature Conservancy took ownership from Upstate Forever in 2009, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the South Carolina Conservation Bank and the generous support of private and foundations.

The Conservancy owns and manages the preserve to promote healthy native plant communities and wildlife populations. Nine Times Preserve also is designated as a state Wildlife Management Area under an agreement with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, which oversees fishing and hunting on the property. Learn more about freshwater fishing regulations.

Trillium Trail Parking Area: There is a parking area on the E. Preston McDaniel Rd. just to the left as it intersects Eastatoee Creek Rd. Ephemeral Trail head is located across the bridge from the parking area. (approximate address 2000 E. Preston McDaniel Rd)

Rocky Bald Parking Area: Continue on E. Preston McDaniel Road for 1 mile. The parking area is located on the south side of the road. Rocky Bald Loop trailhead is located just in from the parking area. (approximate address 1750 E. Preston McDaniel Rd.)

Cedar Rock Parking Area: Continue past the Rocky Bald parking area along E. Preston McDaniel Road for another 0.9 miles to the just before the intersection at Nine Times Road. There is a parking area on the right side of the road. Cedar Rock Trailhead is located just in from the parking area. (approximate address 1550 E. Preston McDaniel Rd.)

Rocky Bald Loop Trail: Located at the center of the preserve, the Rocky Bald Loop Trail is a moderate-to-difficult trail that winds for 0.6 miles along switchbacks up Rocky Bald Mountain. Hikers can continue up Rocky Bald Mountain and return to the Rocky Bald parking area via an old logging road and short hike along E. Preston McDaniel Road (1 mile) OR take the Cedar Rock Trail down to the Cedar Rock parking area (1.1 miles). The trailhead is located at the Rocky Bald parking area.

Cedar Rock Trail: This moderate-to-difficult trail runs along an old logging road that climbs partway up Cedar Rock Mountain. Approximately 0.5 miles from the trailhead, hikers will reach a kiosk, at which point they can continue 0.6 miles to the Rocky Bald Loop Trail (see above) or return to the Cedar Rock parking area. The trailhead is located at the Cedar Rock parking area.

All golfers require tee time reservations. No walk-ups available. Same day tee times will be permitted based on availability. Tee times can be made by calling the Pro Shop. Ten minute tee times are strictly enforced. We encourage same day, over the phone payments. Credit/Debit/Gift Cards ONLY. Electric carts and pull carts are available for rental. Electric carts are double-rider. Single-rider carts are available at an additional cost. Facial coverings are required in the Pro Shop and wherever social distancing is not possible.

This scenic 18-hole course offers a panoramic view of the beautiful Hudson River and majestic Catskill Mountains from the Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park. It is one of the oldest golf courses in the country. Built as a private 9-hole course in the 1890s, it was an amenity to the estates of the Dinsmore, Hoyt and Mills families. The land was donated by Helen Hull. The original course, which is now the south nine, was expanded to 18 holes in 1962.

The expansive park includes the Staatsburgh State Historic Site. Scenic hiking trails and old carriage roads border the river. At nearby Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, there is a marina with transient and seasonal dockage, a kayak operator and an environmental center, as well as camping and cabin facilities.

The store served for much of its history as the largest grocery and gas station in St. Marks, and provides the town with a wide variety of goods, including groceries, gasoline, clothing, automotive and boat parts, and fishing supplies.

The Coconut Grove Library in Miami was constructed in 1963 and replaced an earlier library building built on the same site in 1901.The 1901 library was housed in a small building constructed with funds raised by the Coconut Grove Library Association. The Library Association operated the institution until 1957, when the City of Miami offered to build a new air-conditioned facility.

The new library, designed by architectural firm T. Triplett Russell in the Tropical Modern Style, was completed and opened to the public in 1963. The design of the present-day library is distinguished by a wraparound veranda screened by metal Bahama shutters and a clipped gable structure faced with random rubble oolitic limestone which evokes the appearance of the original 1901 library.

The property is also the gravesite of Eva Munroe, the wife of pioneer Commodore Ralph Monroe. She died in 1882 and was buried on the site in 1884. Today, the Coconut Grove Library continues to serve local patrons as an active public library.

The Cox Family Log House in Gainesville is an unusual residential adaptation of rustic style architecture. The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service are generally credited with developing the rustic architectural style during the Great Depression. Applied to buildings, bridges, signs and other structures in national parks, rustic style buildings reflect colonial and early American antecedents.

The Mediterranean Revival style was the most popular architectural style in Florida during the 1920s, and contains architectural elements derived from the area around the Mediterranean Sea, especially Italy and Spain. The building currently houses a retail business.

After the war, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used the Headquarters building extensively, including use as the headquarters for CIA covert operations in Miami, with the codename JMWAVE. At the height of the Cold War, JMWAVE was the largest CIA field station in the world. Today, the building is being restored as the Military Museum of South Florida, and is scheduled to open to the public on September 16, 2017. Visit SouthFloridaMilitaryMuseum.org for more information.

Rose Hill Cemetery in Tarpon Springs is a significant historic cemetery that preserves a strong African-American identity. Established in 1916 in response to segregationist policies, the cemetery has remained in constant use to the present day and includes more than 1,000 grave plots of African-Americans from Pinellas County.

Gravestones include both commercial and handmade examples in a variety of materials, including granite, marble, concrete, wood and stainless steel. Cultural beliefs from African and southern American traditions are apparent in the east-west orientation of graves, positioning of couples, chairs and benches, and decorative elements on the graves such as conch shells and symbols engraved on the markers.

The Santa Rosa Hotel is one of nine small tourist hotels constructed in Sebring during the Florida Real Estate Boom of the mid-1920s. These hotels catered to traveling businessmen and vacationers.

The Santa Rosa operated as a hotel until 2004 when three hurricanes struck Sebring in an eight-week period, seriously damaging the building. The current owners are in the process of renovating the building to reopen it as a hotel.

Tallahassee Fire Station No. 2 was built in 1951 in Tallahassee. It was designed by architect James A. Stripling and Associates and was constructed by J. O. Carlile Builders. The fire station was designed to serve what was then the northern part of Tallahassee, and to accommodate an automotive maintenance shop. But the station went far beyond maintenance, as one of the first fire stations in the state to convert surplus military vehicles for use as fire trucks.

South Mississippi Housing Authority serves a 14-county region across southeastern Mississippi. With over fifty years of experience in Affordable Housing management. The agency currently manages nine-hundred-thirty RAD units in ten counties of South Mississippi. South Mississippi Housing Authority also administers six-thousand-seven-hundred-seventy-three Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) in fourteen counties that provide rental assistance for families renting property owned by private landlords. In addition, the nonprofit instrumentality of the agency has developed eleven mixed-finance developments, including over one thousand LIHTC units, seventy-six new ACC PHA units, seventy-three senior housing units since 2008, and manages three-hundred-twenty-one non-ACC units.

In the last ten years, the agency has invested more than $34 million on our housing stock, upgrading and making interior/exterior capital improvements and taking measures to become more energy efficient.

South Mississippi Housing Authority's staff is comprised of diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. We believe that a diverse staff creates an environment of understanding and awareness, which we recognize as essential to our delivering the best customer service to our residents.

South Mississippi Housing Authority is committed to providing superior housing services throughout South Mississippi, meeting lower-income households where they are and empowering them to transcend poverty.

South Mississippi Housing Authority will be a national leader in affordable housing, a development catalyst for South Mississippi, and the region's most successful provider of meaningful and transformational supportive services.

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