Written by Jessica Barreto

Green Cove Springs, Fla. - You're invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Centuries Exhibit on Wednesday, November 8. Commissioners and Clay County Parks and Recreation will kick off the ceremony at 2 p.m. at Camp Chowenwaw County Park (located at 1517 Ball Road, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043). 

The Centuries Exhibit is the newest addition to educational resources found at Camp Chowenwaw Park.

This newly-remodeled facility showcases the local history of the Girl Scouts at Camp Chowenwaw beginning in the 1930s, and it features exhibits on the historical periods of the park, as well as the Indigenous People who lived in Clay County thousands of years ago.

The exhibit will house a variety of artifacts, including a dugout canoe found in Clay County, which researchers believe is from the Late Archaic period, 3000-1000 BCE. 

This location compliments the neighboring Pawpaw Nature Center that opened in 2022.  Hours will vary and the museum needs volunteers to serve as museum docents. Please see Clay County Parks and Recreation on social media for open hours for the week, or email camp.chowenwaw@claycountygov.com.