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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

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

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part 2

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 14, 2016 by JeffSeptember 8, 2022

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

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

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