Kelsey Leroy Pharr Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Miami is considered by many to be Florida’s most significant predominantly African-American cemetery. Its roots date back to 1914, when...
Kelsey Leroy Pharr Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Miami is considered by many to be Florida’s most significant predominantly African-American cemetery. Its roots date back to 1914, when...
Photos Courtesy of Tim Gilmore, www.jaxpsychogeo.com The following writing comes from Tim Gilmore, the Richmond Hotel / DeLoach Furniture at jaxpsychogeo.com. Terry DeLoach walks across the ruined...
The home was built in the 1920s on a large plot of land in East Palatka This house in East Palatka is rumored to have been the site of a familicide when the father lost his job and fearing he could...
First Baptist Church, 1920s. Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida. The First Baptist Church congregation built its first church at the corner of E. Tarpon and Ring Avenues. Dr. Dee Diamandis...
Henrietta C. Dozier, Pioneering Female Architect Now known as the Physician and Surgeon Building, the old Jacksonville branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta located on Hogan Street was opened...
Ford’s Early Years Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903, with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, most notably John and Horace Dodge who had founded their own company...
Students play basketball on the school’s clay court, 1926-27 Designed by A.C. Price, the old Reddick school was first designed with the idea of being constructed out of flint rock. But when...
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”...
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...
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...
An undated postcard for the Coral Castle Old postcards called it “Coral Castle”, a local landmark known for its beautiful gardens and distinctive castle-like home. According to some...
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