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washington oaks garden state park

At Painters Hill and Washington Oaks, Crumbling Houses and a Devastated Treasure Beyond the Public Eye

October 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

One of the more heavily damaged houses on Painters Hill, just south of Varn Park, in unincorporated Flagler County, as seen from the ocean. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Here’s the first look at destruction not seen before: how Hurricane Matthew left houses on Painters Hill uninhabitable, and demolished and unrecognizably remade Washington Oaks Garden State Park’s beach-side park. With video.

Discover Your Treasures: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

June 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is the dean of Flagler County parks: a 476-acre spread on both sides of State Road A1A, rich in history and intimate paths for solitary walks or preludes to more than a kiss. A renewed look, with an image gallery, at a particular Flagler treasure.

Washington Oaks Gardens and Bulow Ruins Among 53 State Parks That Would Close

February 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park has many friends. (© FlaglerLive)

Similar proposals have been made before, but the state must close a $3.6 billion budget gap, and Gov. Rick Scott is not as friendly to the environment as Charlie Crist was.

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