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Definition of St. Johns River
1. Noun. A river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.
Group relationships: Everglade State, Fl, Florida, Sunshine State
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Johns River
Literary usage of St. Johns River
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists (1869)
"ON THE FRESH-WATER SHELL-HEAPS OF THE St. Johns River, EAST FLORIDA. ... S WYMAN,
MD THE St. Johns River, on the hanks of which are to be seen the mounds ..."
2. Annual Report by Florida Geological Survey (1922)
"PUTNAM COUNTY Putnam County is on the St. Johns River, in northeast Florida. ...
JOHNS COUNTY St. Johns County lies between the St. Johns River and the ..."
3. Florida: Its Scenery, Climate, and History. With an Account of Charleston by Sidney Lanier (1876)
"An important and growing county, lying on both sides of the St. Johns River, and
extending from a point about 45 miles above Jacksonville as far up as, ..."
4. Speech of Mr. Williams, of Maine, on the Bill to Provide for Running and by Reuel Williams (1838)
"One of these objections is, that the St. Johns river does not empty its waters
... Second: that there are not any highlands north of the St. Johns river ..."
5. Addresses and Papers of James B. Eads: Together with a Biographical Sketch by James Buchanan Eads (1884)
"A personal examination of the mouth of the St. Johns River, and a study of the
official surveys of the bar and river, together with such other reliable data ..."
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