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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               The St. Joe Company
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                                (NAME OF ISSUER)

                           COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
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                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)


                                    790148100
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                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                           Swamp Hall Properties,L.P.
                               1600 Rockland Road
                           Wilmington, Delaware 19803
                         Attention: John F. Porter, III

                                    COPY TO:
                            William E. Donnelly, Esq.
                      McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, LLP
                                Washington Square
                          1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
                                   Suite 1200
                             Washington, D.C. 20036
                                 (202) 857-1735
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              (NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED
                     TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS)

                                December 17, 1998
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             (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and if filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d- 1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. / /



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1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

        Swamp Hall Properties, L.P.

    S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        51-0385980

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

        AF- (See Item 3)

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -0-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -49,643,292-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -0-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -49,643,292-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -49,643,292-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    55.18%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    PN

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(1) This percentage is based on the number of shares issued and outstanding on
September 30, 1998 as reported in the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, dated November 12, 1998, the Corporation's last public announcement as to
the number of its shares of outstanding common stock. The Corporation also
reported in the same 10-Q that the Corporation's Board of Directors had
authorized $150 million for the repurchase of the Corporation's outstanding
common stock from time to time on the open market. If the number of shares of
outstanding common stock of the Corporation has been reduced by such repurchases
after September 30, 1998 there would be an increase in the percentage of the
Corporation's common stock which would be represented by the shares reported
herein.
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS

      59-0226560

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Florida

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -0-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -49,643,292-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -0-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -49,643,292-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -49,643,292-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    55.18%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        OO



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      The Nemours Foundation

      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      59-0634433

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Florida

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -2,232,408-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -0-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -2,232,408-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -0-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -2,232,408-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    2.48%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        OO



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Winfred L. Thornton

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -3,471-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -51,879,171-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -3,471-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -51,879,171-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -51,879,171-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    57.67%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Jacob C. Belin

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -27,765-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -51,903,465-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -27,765-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -51,903,465-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -51,903,465-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    57.7%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Hugh M. Durden

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -0-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -51,875,700-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -0-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -51,875,700-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -51,875,700-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      57.67%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN



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1. Name of Reporting Person

      John F. Porter, III

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -0-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -51,875,700-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -0-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -51,875,700-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -51,875,700-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      57.67%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      William T. Thompson III

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -58,450-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -51,934,150-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -56,500-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -51,932,200-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -51,932,200-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      57.73%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

      Herbert H. Peyton

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) /X /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)

    [      ]

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

      -0-

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

      -51,875,700-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -0-

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

      -51,875,700-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      -51,875,700-

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      57.67%(1)

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

        IN



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Item 1.    Security and Issuer

    This statement on Schedule 13D (the "Statement") relates to the shares of
common stock, no par value ("Common Stock"), of The St. Joe Company, a Florida
corporation (the "Issuer"). The address of the Issuer's principal executive
office is 1650 Prudential Drive, Suite 400, Jacksonville, FL 32207.

Item 2.    Identity and Background

        a. This Schedule is filed on behalf of Swamp Hall Properties, L.P., a
Delaware Limited Partnership, (the "Partnership"). The Partnership's principal
business is to hold debt or equity securities of all types. The business address
of the Partnership is 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803.

        b. The general partner of the Partnership is the Rockland Company, a
Delaware Corporation (the "General Partner".) The principal business of the
General Partner is to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the general
partner of the Partnership. All of the outstanding stock in the General Partner
is owned by the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust (the "Trust"). In addition,
the Trust is the sole limited partner of the Partnership.

        c. The Trustees of the Trust are J.C. Belin, Herbert Peyton, John
Porter, W.T. Thompson, III, W.L. Thornton and Hugh M. Durden on behalf of
Wachovia Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of Wachovia Corporation, as Corporate trustee
(collectively, the "Trustees"). A majority of the Trustees have the power to
elect the directors of the General Partner. In addition, the Trustees constitute
the entire Board of Directors of the Nemours Foundation (the "Foundation") and
therefore, have voting and dispositive power over the shares of the Issuer held
of record by the Foundation. J.C. Belin and W.L. Thornton are also Directors of
the Issuer.

        d. During the past five years, neither the Partnership, the General
Partner, the Trust, the Trustees nor the Foundation have been convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

        e. During the past five years, neither the Partnership, the General
Partner, the Trust, the Trustees nor the Foundation have been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as
a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or a finding of any violation with
respect to such laws.

        f. All of the Trustees are citizens of the United States.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

    On December 17, 1998, the Trust contributed 49,643,292 shares of the Common
Stock of the Issuer, representing 55.18%(1) of the Common Stock of the Issuer,
together with certain other assets, to the Partnership in exchange for the
limited partnership interest in the Partnership. As part of this transaction the
General Partner acquired the general partnership interest in the Partnership.
All of the issued and outstanding stock in the General Partner of the
Partnership is owned by the Trust.



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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

    The Partnership acquired the Common Stock of the Issuer reported herein for
investment purposes. Although the Partnership intends to exercise its rights as
majority stockholder, neither the Partnership, the Trust, the Trustees nor the
Foundation currently have any plans or proposals which relate to or would result
in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer or
the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an extraordinary corporate
transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the
Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount
of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the
present Board of Directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or
proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing
vacancies on the board; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or
dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuer's
business or corporate structure; (g) changes in the Issuer's articles of
incorporation, constitution, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or
other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any
person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be deleted from a
national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized or quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination
of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or (j) any
action similar to any of those enumerated above.

     In the future, the Partnership and/or the Trust, the Trustees or the
Foundation may determine to purchase additional shares of the Issuer's Common
Stock (or other securities of the Issuer) or the Partnership and/or the Trust,
the Trustees or the Foundation may determine to sell shares of the Issuer's
Common Stock. Any such determination will depend on a number of factors,
including market prices, the Issuer's prospects and alternative investments.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     a. As of the close of business on the date hereof, the Partnership directly
and beneficially owned 49,643,292 shares of the Common Stock, which represented
55.18%(1) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. As
of such date, the Foundation directly and beneficially owned 2,232,408 shares of
common stock of the Issuer, which represented 2.48%(1) of the outstanding Common
Stock of the Issuer. The Trustees, by virtue of their power to elect the
directors of the General Partner of the Partnership and their status, as the
directors of the Foundation may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership
of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership and the Foundation. In
addition, as of such date, Jacob C. Belin, a Trustee directly and beneficially
owned 27,765 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer, William T. Thompson, a
Trustee, directly and beneficially owned 56,500 shares of the Common Stock of 
the Issuer and Winfred L. Thornton, a Trustee, directly and beneficially owned
3,471 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The number of shares owned by each
of the foregoing Trustees individually and in the aggregate represented less
than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer.

     b. The Trustees, by virtue of their power to elect the directors of the
General Partner of the Partnership and their status as directors of the



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Foundation have the power to vote or direct the vote and the power to dispose or
direct the disposition of the 49,643,292 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer
owned by the Partnership and the 2,232,408 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer
owned by the Foundation. Each of Messrs. Belin, Thompson and Thornton have the
power to vote and to dispose of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned
individually by such persons.

     c. On December 17, 1998, the Trust contributed 49,643,292 shares of the
Common Stock of the Issuer, together with certain other assets, to the
Partnership in exchange for the limited partnership interest in the Partnership.
As part of this transaction the General Partner acquired the general partnership
interest in the Partnership. All of the issued and outstanding stock in the
General Partner of the Partnership is owned by the Trust. Neither the
Partnership, the Trust, the Trustees nor the Foundation has effected any other
transaction in the Issuer's Common Stock within the past 60 days.

        d. No person or entity other than the Partnership has the right to
receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by the
Partnership.

     e. Not applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
         with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

        As of the date of this Schedule, neither the Partnership, the Trust, the
Foundation nor any of the Trustees is a party to any contract, arrangement,
understanding or relationship among themselves or with any other person with
respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer
or voting of any of the Common Stock, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or
option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits
or loss, the giving or withholding of proxies, or otherwise subject to a
contingency the occurrence of which would give another person voting or
investment power over the Common Stock.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

        Agreement among Reporting Persons dated January 27, 1999 for the filing
of a single Schedule 13D pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1).



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

       Exhibit 1          Agreement among Reporting Persons dated January 27,
                          1999.





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                                                                      EXHBIBIT 1

                        AGREEMENT AMONG REPORTING PERSONS

    THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and among W. L. Thornton
("Thornton"), Jacob C. Belin ("Belin"), Hugh M. Durden ("Durden"), John F.
Porter, III ("Porter"), William T. Thompson III ("Thompson"), Herbert H. Peyton
("Peyton"), Swamp Hall Properties, L.P. (the "Partnership"), the Alfred I.
duPont Testamentary Trust (the "Trust") and The Nemours Foundation
(the "Foundation").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

       WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto beneficially owns shares of the
Common Stock of The St. Joe Company (the "Issuer");

       WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto desires to file a single Schedule 13D
indicating the beneficial ownership of each party; and

       WHEREAS, Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Act") requires that, when a Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of more than
one person, the Schedule 13D shall include as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D an
agreement in writing of such persons that the Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of
each of them;

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
of the parties hereto, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

       1. Thornton, Belin, Durden, Porter, Thompson, Peyton, the Partnership,
the Trust and the Foundation agree that a single Schedule 13D and any amendments
thereto relating to the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer shall be filed on
behalf of each of them.

       2. Thornton, Belin, Durden, Porter, Thompson, Peyton, the Partnership,
the Trust and the Foundation each acknowledge and agree that pursuant to Rule
13d-1(k)(1) under the Act each of them is individually responsible for the
timely filing of such Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto and for the
completeness and accuracy of the information contained therein.

       3. This Agreement shall not be assignable by any party hereto.

       4. This Agreement shall be terminated only upon the first to occur of the
following: (a) the death of any of the individual parties hereto, (b) the
dissolution, termination or settlement of the Partnership, the Trust or the
Foundation or (c) a written notice of termination given by any party hereto to
all of the other parties hereto.

       5. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original copy hereof, but all of which together shall
constitute a single instrument.



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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the 27th day of January, 1999.


                           Swamp Hall Properties, L.P.

                     By:/s/John F. Porter, III
                           ---------------------------------------
                           John F. Porter, III, President of
                           The Rockland Company, the managing general partner of
                           Swamp Hall Properties, L.P.
                           (Duly Authorized Representative)


                           /s/ Winfred L. Thornton
                           ---------------------------
                                 (Signature)

                           Winfred L. Thornton
                           ---------------------------
                                   (Name)


                           /s/ Jacob C. Belin
                           ---------------------------
                                 (Signature)

                               Jacob C. Belin
                           ---------------------------
                                   (Name)


                          /s/ William T. Thompson III
                          ----------------------------
                                 (Signature)

                              William T. Thompson III
                          ----------------------------
                                   (Name)


                          /s/ Hugh M. Durden
                          ---------------------------
                                 (Signature)

                              Hugh M. Durden
                          ---------------------------
                                   (Name)


                          /s/ John F. Porter III
                          ---------------------------
                                 (Signature)

                              John F. Porter III
                          ---------------------------
                                   (Name)



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                             /s/ Herbert H. Peyton
                             ------------------------------------
                                      (Signature)

                                 Herbert H. Peyton
                             ------------------------------------
                                        (Name)


                             Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust
                             ------------------------------------
                                    (Name of Trust)

                             /s/ Winfred L. Thornton
                             ------------------------------------
                                     (Signature)

                                 Winfred L. Thornton
                             ------------------------------------
                                        (Name)

                                      Chairman
                             ------------------------------------
                                      (Title)


                             The Nemours Foundation
                             ------------------------------------
                                   (Name of Foundation)

                             /s/ Jacob C. Belin
                             ------------------------------------
                                      (Signature)

                                 Jacob C. Belin
                             ------------------------------------
                                        (Name)

                                      President
                             ------------------------------------
                                       (Title)



   4
                                                                              18

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

                           Swamp Hall Properties, L.P.

                     By:/s/John F. Porter, III
                           ---------------------------------------
                           John F. Porter, III, President of
                           The Rockland Company, the managing general partner of
                           Swamp Hall Properties, L.P.
                           (Duly Authorized Representative)

SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           January 27, 1999
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Date)

                                                       /s/ Winfred L. Thornton
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              (Signature)

                                                          Winfred L. Thornton
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Name)

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           January 27, 1999
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Date)

                                                         /s/ Jacob C. Belin
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              (Signature)

                                                            Jacob C. Belin
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Name)



   5
                                                                              19

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           January 27, 1999
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Date)

                                                     /s/ William T. Thompson III
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              (Signature)

                                                       William T. Thompson III
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Name)

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           January 27, 1999
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Date)

                                                          /s/ Hugh M. Durden
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              (Signature)

                                                             Hugh M. Durden
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Name)



   6
                                                                              20

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           January 27, 1999
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Date)

                                                       /s/ John F. Porter III
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              (Signature)

                                                          John F. Porter III
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Name)

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           January 27, 1999
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Date)

                                                     /s/ Herbert H. Peyton
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              (Signature)

                                                       Herbert H. Peyton
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                                (Name)

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                       January 27, 1999
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                            (Date)

                                            Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                       (Name of Trust)

                                                  /s/ Winfred L. Thornton
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                        (Signature)

                                                    Winfred L. Thornton
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                          (Name)

                                                        Chairman
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                         (Title)

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                       January 27, 1999
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                            (Date)

                                                   The Nemours Foundation
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                    (Name of Foundation)

                                                   /s/ Jacob C. Belin
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                        (Signature)

                                                     Jacob C. Belin
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                          (Name)

                                                        President
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                         (Title)

Date: January 27, 1999