Florida History

A quiet Florida citrus town became the scene of a gruesome racial cleansing that purged the entire black population for over 60 years.

While sitting beneath the long porch that runs the length of the Cassadaga Hotel, I have a good view of Stevens Street and Harmony Hall. In…

Since its namesake hotel burnt in 1954, sprawling Altamonte Springs had no real center. So it created one… from a swamp.

“Here will soon be one of the busiest and most populous towns in Florida,” insisted one October 1925 announcement. Another advertisement…