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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBI_bone-mizell_Zolfo-Springs-FL.html
was DeSoto County's wag, prairie philosopher, cowboy humorist and prankster. He was beloved for his merrymaking. Bone was christenedMorgan Bonapart MizellHe was born 1863 and died 1912. Bone is buried in Joshua Creek Cemetery in DeSoto County near…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBH_historic-pughsville-neighborhood_Winter-Haven-FL.html
Pughsville was one of Winter Haven's earliest neighborhoods, populated predominately by African Americans. These individuals cleared land and settled in what is now the southwest section of the city. For many decades, Pughsville remained a vibrant…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFTI_the-calusa-and-seminole-peoples_Venice-FL.html
The Calusa were native Florida Indians who dominated south Florida from their homeland on the southwest Gulf coast. They were formidable warriors, accomplished artists, and expert boaters. The Calusa did not farm, but instead prospered by fishing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFKC_cape-canaveral-lighthouse_Cape-Canaveral-FL.html
Originally constructed in 1868 overlooking the Cape Canaveral beach. Due to shoreline erosion, the lighthouse was dismantled and moved 1 ½ miles inland in the early 1890's. In July 1894, the light was relit at the new location.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEAS_site-of-the-mission-of-san-juan-del-puerto_Jacksonville-FL.html
Marker Front:The establishment of missions chiefly for the purpose of Christianizing the Indian population was one of the methods used by Spain in attempting to colonize Florida in the sixteenth century. The Mission of San Juan del Puerto was foun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME2N_mount-oswald-plantation_Ormond-Beach-FL.html
In 1766 Richard Oswald acquired 20,000 acres of land along the Halifax and Tomoka rivers from the British government. On this grant was established Mount Oswald Plantation which was located on this site, and produced indigo, rice, timber, molasses…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZR_570-christopher-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
This was the home of Rev. Roscoe Halyard and his wife Flora, both active participants in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Rev. Halyard, who was associated with Zion Baptist Church and worked as a carpenter, made trips to both Tallahassee an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZQ_222-riberia-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
Bethel Baptist Church was founded in 1939 by Rev. William Banks, the former pastor of St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church on Washington Street, and other members from that congregation. Land was acquired on Riberia Street, and the church building…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZP_84-bridge-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
Trinity United Methodist Church is the oldest congregation in historic Lincolnville and one of the oldest Protestant congregations in Florida. Its origins date to the early American period, in the 1820s, when a Methodist missionary came to St. Aug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZF_111-lincoln-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
Constructed before 1885, this is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Lincolnville, an historic neighborhood founded by freed slaves after the Civil War.
It was home to two generations of the Moran family. Horace Moran was the chef at the M…