Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Map showing the location of Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Map showing the location of Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Map showing the location of Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
LocationHamilton County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityWhite Springs, Florida
Coordinates30°19′52″N 82°46′01″W / 30.33111°N 82.76694°W / 30.33111; -82.76694
Established1950
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park is a Florida State Park located in White Springs off U.S. 41, along the Suwannee River in north Florida.

Stephen Foster is famous for having written the song "Old Folks At Home," also known as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River." The song, referring nostalgically to "home far, far away," is Florida's state song.[1]

  1. ^ "Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center - White Springs, Florida". Explore Southern History. Retrieved June 16, 2012.