Central Florida Christian School The old Summit Charter School was built in 1983 as the Central Florida Christian Church for the Citadel of Faith and Freedom. The Citadel of Faith and Freedom was...
Central Florida Christian School The old Summit Charter School was built in 1983 as the Central Florida Christian Church for the Citadel of Faith and Freedom. The Citadel of Faith and Freedom was...
Postcard featuring the Placid Tower, circa 1960s When Earnest Oakley Hunt moved to Orlando from Colorado in 1938, he dreamed of building an observation tower. After relocating to Sebring in 1947...
W.P. Sumner Company Once part of Jacksonville’s Ward Street red-light district, this brick structure was constructed in 1910 for the W. P. Sumner Company. The company was first founded in 1887...
Glenn Curtiss, “The Father of Naval Aviation” The city of Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County is the brainchild of Glenn Curtiss, known by many as the “Father of Naval Aviation”...
A satellite view of the historic district in 2003. The Moore Haven Down Historic District was designated on the National Register of Historic Places on October 12, 1995. The district runs from 3...
Ernest R. “Cap” Graham, Farmer and State Senator Ernest R. “Cap” Graham was born in 1886 in Croswell, Michigan. He worked as a mining engineer in South Dakota where he would...
The Town of Southland The El Jobean Hotel is a historic hotel built in the town of El Jobean, located in what was once part of Manatee County. The area located on the northeast bank of the Myakka...
History of the Mellon Winter Home James Ross Mellon, Business Magnate James Ross Mellon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1846, son of Judge Thomas Mellon, known for founding...
Owners of Fort Bengali Leon “Buddy” Hough Located in Saint Augustine on State Road 16, Fort Bengali was first opened in the late 1950s by Leon Hamilton “Buddy” Hough as the...
The house has sat on the corner lot by Lummus Park for decades Built in 1914, this home was once located at 428 NW 4th Street in Miami and originally owned by Lula H. Hattersley. The original lot...
Plantation Paradise Born on February 23, 1919, in Rutledge, Pennsylvania, Harold Jackson Emminger came to Florida during World War II as an Air Force captain stationed at MacDill Air Force Base...
1940s aerial view of the Wilson Cypress Company and Florida Furniture Industries. State Archives of Florida. Florida Furniture Industries’ origins date back to October 15, 1891, when Henry S...
Postcard for Silver Springs Wild Waters was a water park located in Silver Springs, Florida, and was the sister park of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, the site of Florida’s oldest commercial...
The Ghost Town of Ellaville Ellaville was once a thriving mill town centered around the sawmill of the Drew & Bucki Lumber Company. The town was founded by Florida Governor George F. Drew in the...
Hillman Bridge, 1927. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory Hillman Bridge is a through truss bridge located in the small town of Ellaville, once a thriving sawmill and manufacturing center owned...
The Neff Family Nestled in the woods on Fort George Island, the Neff House was constructed by local architect Mellen Clark Greeley, once considered to be the “Dean of Jacksonville...
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