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Category Archives: Florida East Coast Railway

Lilburn R. Nixon – Early Pioneer Tales

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 6, 2017 by mzhptApril 19, 2024

The following article, by Lilburn R. Nixon, appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on September 26, 1918.  In March of 1902, Nixon claimed John Brinzel’s relinquishment of his homestead, which ran south and west from the intersection of Newton Rd. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Redland, Silver Palm | Tagged Anderson's Corner, Brinzell, Cape Sable, Krome, Silver Palm | 1 Reply

The Krome Survey Overlaid on Google Earth

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on January 3, 2016 by mzhptMarch 28, 2018

by Jeff Blakley After David Torcise performed his magic with the original homesteads in South Dade, I discovered Krome’s 1903 Cape Sable Expedition Survey and wondered if it might be possible to overlay it on a satellite view of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Maps | Tagged Krome, Torcise | Leave a reply

Early Days in the Homestead Country

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on November 7, 2015 by mzhptApril 19, 2024

This transcribed article that was found at the Town Hall Museum.   It was written by Flora Harvey Anderson (Flora Hill Connelly), sister of Will Anderson of Anderson’s Corner.  Born on September 9, 1875, in Martin County, Indiana, Flora died … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Redland | Tagged Anderson, Cutler, Drake, Eckman, Gossman, Hill, Moody | 3 Replies
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