Interstate 75 & US Hwy 129 hwy
Jasper, FL 32052
I-75 Prime Hotel Site in Opportunity Zone · Land For Sale · 1.00 AC

The Property is in Opportunity Zone! For investments held for at least 10 years, investors pay no taxes on any capital gains produced through their investment in Opportunity Funds.
Close to I-10, Walmart Supercenter, Publix, Lowes, restaurants and shopping on I-10/US 129. 3 miles to Way Down Upon the Suwannee River. Famous for canoeing and kayaking of the old Florida; knowing for the most famous flying sturgeons that can fly 10 feet high like a flying missile that have been on Earth for approximately 200 million years, existing alongside dinosaurs. They are considered "living fossils" because their primitive features have remained largely unchanged over this long period; also Madison Blue Springs, Twin Rivers State Park, Big Shoals, and Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park...
the Suwannee River drew tourists to Florida as early as the 1800s, particularly to White Springs for its "healing" White Sulfur Springs. This area became one of Florida's first tourist destinations, attracting visitors by stagecoach and eventually by train to a resort that featured hotels, baths, and amenities for health-seekers. The popularity of the river for tourism expanded beyond this specific location to include steamboat travel and later, recreational paddling on the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail.
Historically, the White Sulphur Springs in Florida attracted wealthy visitors and celebrities, including President Calvin Coolidge, inventor Henry Ford, and President Teddy Roosevelt, in the early to mid-20th century.
The river's fame from Stephen Foster's song "Way down upon the Suwannee River" has also made it a destination for those interested in its cultural significance. The song, referring nostalgically to "home far, far away," is Florida's state song. The lyrics express a feeling of homesickness and the desire to be with loved ones in the South. The song, officially the state song of Florida since 1935, created an ideal of the "romantic South" that drew people to Florida, sparking the state's tourism industry. Written by Stephen Foster in 1851, the song became a familiar international tune that inspired a desire to visit the picturesque, idyllic home and river described in the lyrics. If you are traveling on I-75 or I-10, you will see the sheet music posted for you on Interstate before crossing the nostalgic Suwannee River.
The song, also known as "Old Folks at Home," painted a picture of a longing for home and a simpler life, which became strongly associated with the Suwannee River in Florida. While the song was written for a minstrel troupe, its popularity spread globally and created a symbolic representation of Florida that inspired tourism starting in the late 1800s.