FLORIDA PLACES AND DESTINATIONS - STARKE
Starke, a city in Bradford County, is centrally located about 1 hour from Jacksonville and Ocala; 40 minutes from Gainesville; and 45 minutes from St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States.
Aquila Aviation (Flight Training), the leading helicopter flight school in the US, is based in Starke.
Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park has achieved national standing as a World War II Commemorative Community.
The Camp Blanding Museum is dedicated to the nine Infantry Divisions which trained here between 1940 and 1943 with monuments and displays honoring those who served in Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and other conflicts.
There is fun at the Nicklerama amusement and theme park, a magnet for families on a budget with small children. Snow Country Family Dance Hall is always popular with dancers. The 9-hole Starke Golf and Country Club was designed by Roy Albert Anderson.
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