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Dec 29, 2015 · At the turn of the 20th century, Florida City (originally known as Detroit) was marketed by its developer, the Miami Land & Development Company, as a planned agricultural community. While Homestead, to the north, had its roots in 160 acre quarter-sections of land homesteaded by individual settlers, Detroit had its roots in a marketing scheme ...
- Pioneer Museum
- Florida City Pavillion
- The Becker House on The Florida City Canal
- Royal Palm State Park Lodge
- The Original Rock Castle
- The Two FEC Railway Bungalows
- Historical Resources
Its early history involved conflicts between Southern and Northern Settlers. The first settlers, originally from Topeka, Kansas has settled in Homestead but moved out into the wilderness area that became Florida City in 1910. Many southern families seeking homesteads followed. In 1913 the Model Land Company from Michigan purchased 22,000 acres. The...
The Pavilion was constructed by the developers of Detroit, later Florida City, the Miami Land and Development Company, owned by the Tatum brothers. The Pavilion served as the main social venue for the early pioneers. Under the Pavilion was a swimming area. The bottom of the canal was covered with boards. Dancers were held upstairs. The company also...
When the canal came all the way from Biscayne Bay to the Florida City Industrial Basin. The Industrial Basin was home to an ice plant, packing houses, and other businesses. The boat in the foreground was of a common design for use on the canal. The Becker House stood until it was set on fire by vandals and then torn down when Burger King was constr...
Sometime after its construction in 1916 for the Florida Federation of Women Clubs by J.F. Umphrey of Homestead. The Florida Federation of Women Clubs acquired 960 acres from Mrs. Henry M. Flagler and 960 acres from the State of Florida for its Royal Palm State Park. In 1921 the State gave them another 2,080 acres. The women operated the Royal Palm ...
Southwest of Florida City (this from the Homestead Enterprise from Feb. 27th 1923 reported E. Leedskalnin a Californian has purchased an acre of the R.L. Moser homestead and is planning to erect a home soon. This newspaper item was the first reference to Ed Leedskalnin, the builder of Coral Castle. Little did anyone know what Ed had in mind for a h...
On N. Flagler in the early 1960’s before one of them burned down and the second was moved to Florida City to house the Florida Pioneer Museum. They were constructed in 1904 for about $1,500 each. One was used for the station agent and the other for the track foreman. The houses stood just northeast of the old Dixie Drug Store, perhaps 200′ northeas...
State of Florida Historic ResourcesMore State Historic ResourcesBureau of Archaeological ResearchFlorida SmartOn December 10, 1810, the Republic of West Florida’s lone star came down and the Stars and Stripes took its place. For the first time, the United States had acquired significant territory...
Jan 30, 2024 · Florida is a state rich with history and that history starts with the state's name. Juan Ponce de Leon arrived near Florida's shore in April 1513, close to Easter, and called the new land La ...
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March 3, 1821 - President James Monroe authorized to take possession of the territory, then appointing Andrew Jackson as military governor. March 30, 1822 - United States merges East and the remainder of West Florida into one territory, and appoints William Pope Duval as Governor.
Aug 20, 2021 · Although many residents had anticipated throughout the early 1800s that Florida would eventually be incorporated into the expanding United States, the actual change in sovereignty brought a rapid restructuring of their lives.
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Sep 21, 2021 · The United States asserted that the portion of West Florida from the Mississippi to the Perdido rivers was part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Negotiations over Florida began in earnest with Don Luis de Onís to Washington in 1815 to meet Secretary of State James Monroe.
