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Orville Whitford Calkins

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 31, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

by Jeff Blakley I subscribed to Genealogy Bank the other day, at the suggestion of Larry Wiggins, and I’ve found it to be an invaluable source of information about the early days of this area. As I was reading newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Homestead, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Calkins, Camp Jack, Hainlin, Heinlein, Longview, Redland Fruit & Spice Park, Tower | Leave a reply

William C. Norwood

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 16, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley William C. Norwood, a merchant, came to Florida City from West Palm Beach in 1910 and homesteaded in sections 25 and 26. Searching the Bureau of Land Management records yielded the information that he was granted patent … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Florida City | Tagged Feaster, Froescher. Brevard, Lagrange, Norwood | Leave a reply

William A. King

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 10, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley William Alfred King was the first section foreman in this area for the Florida East Coast railway. He was born on 29 December 1860 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama. On February 28, 1882, he married Frances Elzada … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged KIng, Powers, Saunders, Tanner | Leave a reply

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 3, 2015 by JeffJuly 18, 2018

by Jeff Blakley When I first started writing articles for this website, I decided that I would explore the lives of people mentioned in early newspaper articles about Detroit, now known as Florida City. I subsequently posted essays on James … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Homestead, Newspapers | Tagged Kahl, Matthews, South Florida Banner, Woodbury | Leave a reply

James Rufus Dorsey

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on April 16, 2015 by JeffMay 20, 2021

by Jeff Blakley I am indebted to Ed McMichael for much of the information in this post. Without his help, it couldn’t have been written. Or, perhaps I should say, a much leaner version with much less information in it … Continue reading →

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The Florida East Coast Railway

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on April 4, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley In this post, I’m going to detour from my previous posts about pioneering families so that I can bring the role of the Florida East Coast Railway into the picture. Because history is not a popular subject … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Florida East Coast Railway, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged FEC, Flagler, Overseas Railroad | Leave a reply

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