180 DRAYTON ISLAND Road Build your Dream Home on this very secluded Island in Florida. Drayton Island is it's very own little town. 20 acres not cleared ... only can get here by boat. Ferry hours are Monday and Friday 7:30am-9:30am and 3:30pm-5pm Drayton Island, during the steamboat period on the St. Johns River, was a scheduled stop for tourists and boasted a hotel built in 1875 that burned in 1878. A small subdivision was established and several homes that still exist were built. During the Plantation slavery period, prior to 1865, cotton and other export crops were grown on the island. Between freezes, orange groves produced prize fruit that brought a premium price in northern markets. The Archaic Indian Mounds, on the north end of the island are owned by The Archaeology Conservancy, Albuquerque, NM NM