History of Nike Missile Site HM-69 Tucked into an old agricultural tract of Everglades National Park, once known as the “Hole-in-the-Donut,” Nike Missile Site HM-69 (also “A Battery, 2nd Missile...
History of Nike Missile Site HM-69 Tucked into an old agricultural tract of Everglades National Park, once known as the “Hole-in-the-Donut,” Nike Missile Site HM-69 (also “A Battery, 2nd Missile...
Old Clay County Jail The Old Clay County Jail in Green Cove Springs, Florida, was built in 1894 by the Pauly Jail Company and is the second oldest, still-standing jail in the state. St. Augustine’s...
Sulphur Springs Hotel and Apartments Constructed in 1927 under the supervision of Grover Poole, the Sulphur Springs Water Tower originated as a creation of Grover Poole, providing ample water...
Suwannee Springs Suwannee Springs near Live Oak is the site of a former historic mineral spring tourist attraction and hotel that monetized this natural resource. Back in the 19th century, Florida...
The church was built around 1885 with some of the original pews built out of tree stumps. The small town of Island Grove was established in 1882 by W.J. Moore and built the first post office there...
Jacksonville Terminal/Union Station As early as 1890, Henry Flagler, owner of the Florida East Coast Railway, began purchasing property, mostly marshland just west of Jacksonville. In 1894, Flagler...
St. Anastasia Parish Although it had been organized just three years earlier, in 1914, the small Roman Catholic parish of St. Anastasia decided to build an impressive parochial school to serve the...
Melbourne High School The old Henegar High School building was built in 1919 and the first high school graduating class graduated on May 21, 1921, with 13 students. At that time, there were no paved...
Public School Number Four Also known as Annie Lytle School, Public School Number Four was originally a small wooden schoolhouse built in 1891 called Riverside Park School. Due to a population...
The Cold War in South Florida Nike Missile Site HM-40 was built in direct response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, widely regarded as the moment the Cold War came closest to erupting into full-scale...
Pat Frank’s “Alas, Babylon” first published in 1959 Alas, Babylon was written in 1959 by Pat Frank and was one of the first apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age. It deals with the...
Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Florida State Library Archives, 1920s – Cattle in the Tampa area The old cattle docks sit abandoned on the Port of Tampa Property and access can only be granted...
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