Drayton Island is located at the northern end of Lake George on the west side of the Saint Johns River's main channel in Putnam County, Florida.

 

Drayton Island, during the steamboat period on the St. Johns River, was a scheduled stop for tourists and boasted a hotel built in 1875. A small subdivision was established and several homes that still exist were built. In 1865, cotton and other export crops were grown on the island. Between freezes, orange groves produced prize fruit that brought a premium price in northern markets. 

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