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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9A9_fellsmere_Fellsmere-FL.html
Fellsmere is a dramatic account of floods, land "booms" and land "busts". Named for E. Nelson Fell, Fellsmere was first incorporated in 1911, as part of St. Lucie County. The Fellsmere Farms Land Development Company promoted the area's rich soils …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9A8_birthplace-for-equal-suffrage-for-women-in-florida_Fellsmere-FL.html
" The population of Fellsmere is of a high type of intelligence, with lofty ideals and wise execution. Progressive in all things, perhaps no better indication of the fact may be given than the unanimous vote of the town granting unrestricted suffr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM926_purple-heart-memorial_Dunedin-FL.html
Dedicated to the recipients of this nation's oldest military decoration, "The Purple Heart"
Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 · 1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed.The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM91B_satan-tracking-antenna_Titusville-FL.html
The primary function of the SATAN tracking antenna was to receive radio signals in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range of 136 to 137 megahertz from orbiting unmanned spacecraft.
In service from 1964 until 1979 the SATAN Antenna supported the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8WC_battle-of-natural-bridge_Tallahassee-FL.html
Site of decisive repulse of Federal forces by Confederate Militia in joint U.S. Army and Navy Operation to take St. Marks.
The Army landing at lighthouse was prevented from getting to rear of St. Marks by Confederate opposition at Newport and N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VZ_the-battle-of-olustee_Sanderson-FL.html
(Front):The Battle of Olustee was foughton this groundFebruary 20th, 1864.Between 5,000 Confederate troopscommanded by General Joseph E. Fineganand 6,000 Federal troops underGeneral Truman Seymour.The Federals were defeated witha loss of 2,000 men…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8V7_tierra-verde-mound_Tierra-Verde-FL.html
A large Indian burial mound was built near this spot about 1500 A.D. It was used for some years by the inhabitants of a nearby Safety Harbor culture village, Indians who were among the ancestors of the later Tocobago tribe. Excavation in 1961 by S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8V6_john-b-sargeant-sr_Thonotosassa-FL.html
John B. Sargeant is remembered as a "gentle" man who generously gave of his time so that future generations could enjoy the lands preserved here. A Polk County dairyman, he served twenty-seven years on the Hillsborough River Basin Board of the Sou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8V5_the-tucker-cemetery_Zephyrhills-FL.html
This oldest cemetery in Pasco County has existed since before 1855. Thomas and Sarah Tucker settled in the area about 1842 and in 1845 planted the county's first orange grove. Family history records an earlier generation of Tuckers lived in the vi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8V3_white-springs_White-Springs-FL.html
These sulphur springs were thought to have medicinal properties and were considered sacred by the Indians. Warriors wounded in battle reputedly were not attacked when they came here to recuperate. Settlers moved into the vicinity in 1826 and the s…