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Brick Highways of Orlando: The Fading of Highway 22
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Brick Highways of Orlando: The Fading of Highway 22
During the 1910s and 1920s brick roads connecting towns throughout Florida were all the rage. The few remaining today are fading fast.
Jason Byrne
2 days ago
Deltona’s Misplaced History: The lost site of the Sauls family home
Deltona’s Misplaced History: The lost site of the Sauls family home
On the outskirts of Deltona, Florida, nestled between Courtland and Howland Boulevard lies a quiet little street called George Sauls Street…
Robin Peroldo
5 days ago
How did we celebrate Easter 100 years ago?
How did we celebrate Easter 100 years ago?
A survey of Florida newspapers from 1916 provides insight into how much things have changed (or haven’t) in the way we celebrate the…
Jason Byrne
Mar 25
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Ocoee On Fire: The 1920 Election Day Massacre
Ocoee On Fire: The 1920 Election Day Massacre
A quiet Florida citrus town became the scene of a gruesome racial cleansing that purged the entire black population for over 60 years.
Jason Byrne
Nov 23, 2014
The Marvelous Wooden Railroad
The Marvelous Wooden Railroad
John C. Burleigh needed a steam engine for his sprawling sawmill in Avon Park, Florida and nothing was going to stop him!
Jason Byrne
Mar 24
The Lost Colony of Pabor Lake
The Lost Colony of Pabor Lake
The settlement was founded in 1892, four miles north of Avon Park, Florida. Today there is no sign the once promising town ever existed.
Jason Byrne
Mar 21
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