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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM249R_grand-army-of-the-republic-building_Saint-Cloud-FL.html
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The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a nationwide organization founded in 1866 for Union veterans of the Civil War. The town of St. Cloud was founded in 1909 as a community for Union veterans. The L.L. Mitchell Post #34, named for th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0B_veterans-memorial-library-historical_Saint-Cloud-FL.html
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The Ladies Improvement Club of St. Cloud organized in 1910 for the betterment of the community through civic projects and the advocacy of literacy. The club established a small area in the Sugar Belt Railway depot for books and magazines…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTC_first-national-bank-st-cloud-chamber-of-commerce-historical_Saint-Cloud-FL.html
St. Cloud's First National Bank opened in 1910. This narrow, two story Masonry Vernacular structure was built from locally produced sand brick, wood beams, and concrete block. St. Cloud residents subscribed over $100,000 of capital stock, twice as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTB_sugar-belt-railway-vfw-post-historical_Saint-Cloud-FL.html
The Sugar Belt Railway Line, built in 1889 by Hamilton Disston, transported sugar and citrus between the town of Narcoossee and Kissimmee. The train made the return trip after being reversed on a turntable at Narcoossee operated by muscle power. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DMS_hamilton-disston-sugar-plantation_St-Cloud-FL.html
In 1885, Hamilton Disston, Pennsylvania industrialist and pioneer Florida promoter, established an extensive experimental sugar plantation on the drained lands around St. Cloud. The enterprise, part of Disston's promotional scheme, prospered for s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10JP_the-thunderstorm-project_St-Cloud-FL.html
On a typical summer afternoon thunderstorms will be seen in the skies surrounding this site. So common they are often ignored, thunderstorms are nevertheless vital to the State's economy. They provide most of Florida's annual rainfall, but lighten…