Epping Forest Yacht Club

Nestled on the banks of Northeast Florida's St. Johns River, Epping Forest has been a Jacksonville landmark for close to a century. The 58 acre estate, built by Alfred I. duPont and his wife, Jessie Ball duPont in the 1920's, boasts a rich history as a meeting place for industrial giants, heads of state and powerful politicians, the Vanderbilts, Carnegies and the Goulds. Alfred I. duPont, originally of Delaware and known for the famed duPont chemical dynasty, was then beginning a brilliant second... more