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Forgotten Workers of Early Homestead I

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 4, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

A Postcard Tells Its Story by Jeff Blakley Piecing together the small number of remaining fragments of early Homestead history is quite a challenge. I’m writing this post to show how, sometimes, we historians are fortunate to be able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Maps, Newspapers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged A.T. Duval, Ezekiel Pherigo, Homestead, Homestead Hotel, J.U. Free, Naranja, Tom Evans | 1 Reply

Edward Stiling

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on April 5, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

By Jeff Blakley It is often noted that history is told by the victors. Those who don’t tell their stories are forgotten but those who do assume out-sized importance in the historical record. Such is the case with Edward Stiling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Florida East Coast Railway, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | 3 Replies

Lilburn R. Nixon – Early Pioneer Tales

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 6, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

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

Homestead’s First Postmaster

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on January 7, 2016 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley Shortly after I published David Torcise’s Google Earth map of the locations of the homesteads of early settlers in this area, I received an e-mail from a man who thanked David and me for our work and … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead | Tagged Dusenbury, Florid East Coast Railway, Krome, Parlin | Leave a reply

The Krome Survey Overlaid on Google Earth

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on January 3, 2016 by JeffMarch 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

Camp Longview

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on December 20, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley Anyone who starts to delve into the early history of this area soon reads about William J. Krome’s survey of a proposed route for the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway from Homestead to Key West … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Florida East Coast Railway | Tagged Cape Sable, Detroit, Krome, Longview | Leave a reply

Early Days in the Homestead Country

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on November 7, 2015 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley I found the following article recently at the Town Hall Museum in Homestead. It was written by Flora Harvey Anderson, who was a sister of Will Anderson, of Anderson’s Corner fame. She was born on September 9, … Continue reading →

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

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

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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