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The Glades of Youth

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on November 26, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

I’m pleased to publish this piece about growing up in Homestead in the 1950s. The author, Paul McHugh, is the son of George and Delphine McHugh and he grew up in an oak hammock not far from South Dade High … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead, Redland | Tagged Homestead, Redland | 1 Reply

Charles H. Gossman – Early Pioneer Tales

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 15, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

The following article appeared in the October 3, 1918 issue of the Homestead Enterprise and is re-published here because it will be of interest to many of you who subscribe to posts. The descendants of Charles H. Gossman married into … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead, Redland | Tagged Black Point, Brinzell, Cutler, Krome, Pioneers, Redland, Silver Palm | 7 Replies

George W. Kosel

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 10, 2017 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

I transcribed this document from a very fragile typescript that I found in the Town Hall Museum. Judging from the context, it appears that it was written prior to 1927, when the Seaboard Railroad arrived in Homestead. George Washington Kosel … Continue reading →

Posted in Redland | Tagged Anderson, Cast, Frederick, Jenkins, Nixon, Redland, Roberts, Seaboard Rail Road | 5 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

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

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