David Levy Yulee (1810-1886), who built Florida’s first cross-state railroad, was the State’s first U.S. Senator. He came to Florida as an immigrant and rose to become an outstanding businessman and statesman. He served in Florida’s territorial . . . — — Map (db m237298) HM
Turpentine camps were found throughout Florida in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Working in teams of 10 to 20, men scraped strips of bark from the longleaf pines and collected the resin in waiting containers. The resin would then be moved to . . . — — Map (db m267756) HM
The juice flowed from the settling vats into the “grande,” the largest of five kettles built into the furnace below. The “grande” was also the coolest, being farthest from the “batterie” kettle under which the furnace was fired. The chimney draft . . . — — Map (db m237432) HM
All Gave Some, Some Gave All Our Heroes Dedicated to all who serve Dedicated to the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces. Their sacrifices have and continue to preserve the Freedom we Americans have long enjoyed. Thanks is not . . . — — Map (db m238658) WM
The steam powered machinery which removed the juice from the cane was located here.
The fresh-cut cane was mashed between large, rotating iron cylinders and the juice was collected in vats. The crushed cane, called “bagasse,” was piled and . . . — — Map (db m175844) HM
Stage Stand was a stopping place of the mail wagon run by the U.S. Army during the 1800’s. It became a cemetery by chance.
The Seminole wars lasted intermittently from 1818 until 1858. During that time American settlers moved in to hunt and . . . — — Map (db m175841) HM
The steam powered machinery which removed the juice from the cane was located here.
The fresh-cut cane was mashed between large, rotating iron cylinders and the juice was collected in vats. The crushed cane, called “bagasse,” was piled and . . . — — Map (db m175846) HM
