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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 960
ISBN-13: 9780891332541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.
Author: Madonna Jervis Wise
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1439671125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a land occupied for thousands of years, mystery and unrest linger. Anguished soldierly figures dot the landscape of Pasco County, from the doomed march of Major Dade and his haunted hill to the ghost of Captain Jeffries standing watch over his homestead in Zephyrhills. A pair of spirits drifts about near a Dade City pond, perhaps the brother and sister cut down during the infamous Bradley Massacre. Echoes of the once rugged frontier rebound from the Ellis-Gillett feud, vigilantism and Sheriff Bart's justice. Obliterating the mounds of indigenous people cast an ever-present and ominous tone over sacred grounds throughout the county. Author Madonna Wise shares ethereal accounts of the Meighan Theatre, the treacherous Road to Nowhere, the Edwinola Hotel and more.
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Publisher: Preservation Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 974
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Craig Pittman
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2016-07-05
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 1250071208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fun- and fact-filled investigation into why the Sunshine State is the weirdest but also the most influential state in the Union.
Author: Madonna Jervis Wise
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467112518
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDade City was named for Maj. Francis L. Dade, who perished in the Dade Battle, which opened the Second Seminole War in 1836. As the county seat, formality intermingles with frontier roots in a revered, historic courthouse, a stately jail, and an array of churches and historic homes. Dade City entices visitors with antique shops, cafs, and historical architecture. Folks are drawn to the hospitality of the Kumquat Festival, the homespun county fair, and agricultural showcases at area ranches. In 1908, O. Henry included Dade City in one of his short stories as a symbol of Americana. Surrounding the historic town are alluring places that tell the stories of Florida: the Withlacoochee State Forest, Lake Jovita, Trilby, Lacoochee, and San Antonio to name a few.
Author: Allen Morris
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015-10-17
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1561648396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Did you know that Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes? Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.
Author: Madonna Jervis Wise
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2010-03-01
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1439637784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZephyrhills has had many monikers, including Oakdale, Abbott, Abbott Station, Friendly City, and City of Pure Water. The universal appeal of this treasured location is the weaving of diverse people. Native Americans first imprinted the area and are immortalized today at nearby Fort Foster and Fort Dade. In 1886, Simon J. Temple purchased land from the Florida Railway and Navigation Corporation. Soon after, Capt. H. B. Jeffries of the Pennsylvania 28th Calvary established a Civil War veterans colony with son-in-law Raymond Moore. Jeffries coined the towns modern name during a multisensory excursion to the highest elevation pointscenic LeHeup Hillwhere he gazed down on the city (no doubt taking in pastoral views and breathing fresh air from gentle breezes off the hills) and exclaimed, a haven of zephyr hills!
Author: Elizabeth Riegler MacManus
Publisher: University of Tampa
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9781879852587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kevin M McCarthy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-07-24
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1561649511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrican Americans have risen from the slave plantations of nineteenth-century Florida to become the heads of corporations and members of Congress in the twenty-first century. They have played an important role in making Florida the successful state it is today. This book takes you on a tour, through the 67 counties, of the sites that commemorate the role of African Americans in Florida's history. If we can learn more about our past, both the good and the not-so-good, we can make better decisions in the future. Behind the hundreds of sites in this book are the courageous African Americans like Brevard County's Malissa Moore, who hosted many Saturday night dinners to raise money to build a church, and Miami-Dade's Gedar Walker, who built the first-rate Lyric Theater for black performers. And of course also featured are the more famous black Floridians like Zora Neale Hurston, Jackie Robinson, Mary McCleod Bethune, and Ray Charles.
Author: Adam J. Carozza
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2004-06-29
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1439629552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Port Richey, Florida, like many cities between Jacksonville and Tampa, can thank Henry Plant's 1885 railroad for its phenomenal growth. Thirty-five miles northwest of Tampa, in West Pasco County, New Port Richey eventually hosted its own railway connection right through downtown. City planners constructed the community in a grid, naming north-south streets after Presidents and east-west streets after states. The arrival of the U.S. Post Office in 1915 confirmed this city's importance and put New Port Richey on the map. Hotels, banks, and businesses sprang up in the downtown area to serve those who came in search of a better life. Fishing on the Pithlachascotee River and in the Gulf of Mexico attracted many visitors, as did the construction of golf courses. Businessmen then and now recognized that this area had "that special something" to catch the attention and the hearts of people from all states north of Florida.
