History of Naval Air Station Lee Field Naval Air Station Lee Field was a U.S. Navy air base established on September 11, 1940, in Green Cove Springs, Florida, to support World War II efforts...
History of Naval Air Station Lee Field Naval Air Station Lee Field was a U.S. Navy air base established on September 11, 1940, in Green Cove Springs, Florida, to support World War II efforts...
History of Horne’s Motor Lodge and Restaurants The Beginning Horne’s was a Southern-style restaurant chain primarily found in the Southeastern United States, strategically located along...
Military History of St. Johns Bluff The Spanish American War Battery was a fort built during the Spanish-American War. It is located on St. Johns Bluff, southeast of the former Fort Caroline site...
St. Anne Shrine St. Anne Shrine, located about six miles east of Lake Wales, is a shadow of its former self. Its weathered stone grotto and tiled altar are among the few aging remnants of its revered...
King Solomon Rathel and Marvel Funderburk King Solomon Rathel was born to Martin and Mary Rathel on September 30, 1895, in Donalsonville, Georgia. Some family members are listed as...
The American Legion is a United States war veterans’ organization established in Paris, France, March 15, 1919, by a thousand officers and men, delegates from all the units of the American...
The Majesty Building as seen from across the I-4 highway The Majesty Building is an 18-story structure located off of Interstate 4 in Altamonte Springs. Claud Bowers, president, and CEO of the...
Students and teachers at Martha Perry Institute, 1901. Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida. The community of Rochelle was originally known as Perry Junction, named after Governor Madison...
The Foam Dome Home Mark Cohen Nestled amongst the pine trees, bamboo, and fern-filled forest near Santa Fe College in Gainesville, the Foam Dome Home was designed and constructed in 1972 by Mark...
A number of old and classic cars littered the property at one point Located Fl-20 just outside of Blountstown, the Seminole Restaurant was operated by James O. Holt and his wife Iris M. Holt. The...
Raz Island Located in the middle of Bay Lake, there is an island known today as Discovery Island, which is owned by Walt Disney World. The island though has a long history going as far as the early...
The idea for Splendid China here in Florida was that of Josephine Chen, a Taiwanese-American school teacher and real estate developer. The thought was the park would be a great means for cultural...
Photo Credit: Jim Dourney, 2014 In late 1837, Colonel Zachary Taylor departed Tampa under orders to pursuit and capture hostile native Americans and in the process establish forts along a supply line...
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