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...
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...
The school was used in the filming of Jeepers Creepers The Old Weirsdale School opened in 1923 to serve students in grades 1-12 from East Lake Weir, Weirsdale, and the surrounding areas. The...
St. Luke Baptist Church One of the most influential black churches in the region is Saint Luke Baptist Church, founded on the banks of the Chipola River in August 1867. The Reverend Samuel Brown...
Courtesy of the State Library and Archives of Florida, photo taken in 1937 Located along the main highway into Pahokee, this home in Pahokee was built by Velpeau Curtis Denton and his wife, Hulett...
The Lenape Bar and Wynn Hotel, date unknown Genovar’s Hall was built by Sebastian Genovar in 1895 as a grocery store. It is located in the LaVilla neighborhood in Jacksonville and was...
Hungerford Highschool yearbook photo taken in 1965 On August 15, 1887, the town of Eatonville was incorporated, making it one of the first self-governing all-black townships in the United States...
PotashCorp Phosphate Terminal, 1977. In early-1966, Occidental Agricultural Chemicals Corporation opened a $3 million automated phosphate rock, triple superphosphate, and diammonium phosphate...
William Twining Wells, Inventor Green Gables, also known as the Wells House, is a historic house built by William T. Wells in Melbourne along the Indian River. William Twining Wells was born in...
The River Preserve Condo Project Located in Wabasso, the current condominium project known as ‘The River Preserve’ wasn’t the first plan for the 31-acre site situated on the shores...
Some of the few graves that are clean Located in the small town of Trilby, down a dirt road and set back in the woods of a residential neighborhood is a small cemetery mostly known only to locals...
Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church The Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church was founded in the late 1800s by pioneer African-American families from northern Florida and Georgia who settled in the...
History of the Perfecto Garcia Bros. Cigar Factory The Perfecto Garcia Brothers cigar factory, 1936. Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System Establishment of Perfect Garcia & Bros. The...
Off of US Hwy 1 in Sebastian, overgrown and invested with bees, are the remains of a Spanish-style building known as the Okie Bland House. From my searches, there isn’t much information about...
Early History of Gulf Hammock, Florida Gulf Hammock is an extremely small community located near the west coast of Florida that once rivaled Gainesville in terms of size. According to residents, the...
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