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The Tatum Brothers

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on July 3, 2016 by JeffDecember 11, 2016

By Jeff Blakley Historians who have written about the Town of Detroit, the name of which was changed to Florida City in 1914, have noted that it was a planned community created by the Miami Land & Development Company. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead | Tagged Florida City, Homestead, Real Estate Speculation, Tatum | Leave a reply

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part 2

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 14, 2016 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley In part 1 of this series on the Reverend Joseph A. Kahl, I explored the early lives of Joseph and his future wife, Harriet Woodbury. I ended that post with their marriage, on August 20, 1908. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Florida City, Homestead, Newspapers | Tagged Burton, Free, Horne, Kahl, Krome, South Florida Banner, Tatum | 1 Reply

A Very Short History of Florida City

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on December 29, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley At the turn of the 20th century, Florida City (originally known as Detroit) was marketed by its developer, the Miami Land & Development Company, as a planned agricultural community. While Homestead, to the north, had its roots … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Detroit, Florida City, Longview, Sottile, Stiling, Tatum | Leave a reply

Two Early Developers in Homestead

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on April 9, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

by Jeff Blakley I started out my working life as a rod man for a civil engineering company and I’ve never lost my fascination with land records as a rich source of information on the residents of a particular area. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Florida City, Homestead, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Free, Nixon Smiley, Tatum, Walbridge | Leave a reply

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