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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E3Z_cross-florida-barge-canal_Palatka-FL.html
Cross Florida Barge Canal. . Two and a-half miles to the east, at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, President Lyndon B. Johnson, on February 27, 1964, dedicated the Start of Construction on the 185-MILE CROSS FLORIDA BARGE CANAL. An estimated audience of 15,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2546_hotel-james_Palatka-FL.html
The Hotel James (aka James Hotel) was designed by Henry John Klutho, a nationally known architect of the Prairie School style from Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Klutho designed two other buildings in Palatka. The recently restored Larimer Arts Center…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21RS_melrose-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Melrose-FL.html
In Memory And Honor Of All Those Who Served The United States Of America In Times Of War And Peace
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMY_floridas-first-bicentennial-park-historical_Crescent-City-FL.html
Dedicated August 25, 1973 in honor of Thomas A. Dexter Crescent City Commission Bobby L. Wiltcher-Mayor Commissioners Jimmy Miller Dudley Sargent Jack Deacon Jerry Ellis
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5U_melrose-high-school-historical_Melrose-FL.html
Established to educate children of west Putnam County and surrounding communities, Melrose High School began in 1882 as a wooden building on Wynwood Street. In 1927, the school moved to this location when Putnam County constructed a new wooden bui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5T_melrose-cemetery-historical_Melrose-FL.html
Formerly known as the "Banana burying grounds," the Melrose non-denominational cemetery was established in 1860 by the Eliam Baptist Church, founded in 1859. The farming community of Banana consisted of small farms, a post office / general store a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5S_melrose-womans-club-historical_Melrose-FL.html
Since its beginning as the Literary and Debating Society in 1890, the Melrose Woman's Club has been a major contributor to community development. The formation of the Improvement Society for Melrose in 1891 was one of its first accomplishments. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5R_battle-at-horse-landing-historical_Palatka-FL.html
At this site, on May 23rd, 1864, Captain John Jackson Dickison, with men from the 2nd Florida Cavalry and a battery from the Milton Light Artillery, disabled and captured the Federal gunboat, Columbine. At the time, Union forces controlled the lan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5Q_cross-florida-barge-canal-memorial-historical_Palatka-FL.html
President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the start of construction of the 185-Mile long canal at this site on February 27, 1964
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJF_the-edgar-post-office-historical_Interlachen-FL.html
During the 1870s, Scotsman Charles S. Edgar mined kaolin clay deposits for the Edgar Brothers Clay Company of Metuchen, New Jersey. This clay was used to make heat- resistant bricks and hearth tiles. As the company expanded, Edgar began searching …
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