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  • Cardinals Played in Avon Park from 1927-1929

    Cardinals Played in Avon Park from 1927-1929

    April 27, 2023
    Avon Park, Highlands County

    The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in 1926, so it was with much excitement in Avon Park when […]

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  • Frostproof 1928: Wall and Scenic (Colorized)

    Frostproof 1928: Wall and Scenic (Colorized)

    April 26, 2023
    Frostproof, Polk County

    I loved this old photo of Wall Street and Scenic Highway from the 1920s so much that I wanted to […]

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  • Wauchula 1925: Main & 7th Street (Colorized)

    Wauchula 1925: Main & 7th Street (Colorized)

    April 26, 2023
    Hardee County, Wauchula

    I had some fun bringing this 1925 photo to life. I played off the puddles on the original to turn […]

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  • Visit to Lake Harney’s Mansfield Island in 1891

    Visit to Lake Harney’s Mansfield Island in 1891

    April 23, 2023
    Osceola, Osteen, Seminole County, Volusia County

    In January 1891, photojournalist Clarence Bloomfield Moore traveled down the St. Johns River with a small crew. It had become […]

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  • Pre-1860 Land Ownership in Seminole County

    Pre-1860 Land Ownership in Seminole County

    April 22, 2023
    Seminole County, Winter Springs

    Armed Occupation Act Purchase from US Government Grant for Seminole War Service

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  • Blumberg treasured her Winter Springs country oasis for nearly 50 years

    Blumberg treasured her Winter Springs country oasis for nearly 50 years

    April 17, 2023
    Seminole County, Winter Springs

    Juanita and Lewis Blumberg sure led an exciting life! “Lew” moved to Orlando in 1933 and served in the army […]

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  • Bates-Vammen House in Altamonte Springs was built in 1888

    Bates-Vammen House in Altamonte Springs was built in 1888

    April 15, 2023
    Altamonte Springs, Seminole County

    The Bates-Vammen House is at 115 Maitland Avenue, south of 436 in Altamonte Springs. It was built in 1888 by […]

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  • Lake Monroe Public School, Constructed in 1919

    Lake Monroe Public School, Constructed in 1919

    April 15, 2023
    Sanford, Seminole County

    The town of Lake Monroe was once a thriving community but much of its identity was swallowed up by I-4, […]

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  • Paola Historical Cemetery

    Paola Historical Cemetery

    April 15, 2023
    Lake Mary, Seminole County

    The Paola Historical Cemetery, also known as the Banana Lake Cemetery or Paola Church Yard Cemetery, is an unassuming lot […]

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  • Bradenton Almost Replaced Tampa as Cigar Hub

    Bradenton Almost Replaced Tampa as Cigar Hub

    April 15, 2023
    Bradenton, Manatee County

    Tampa began manufacturing cigars in 1886, becoming the city’s primary industry. Tampa went on to be the region’s principal city. […]

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This site is created and maintained by Jason Byrne. He is a software executive by day, and an amateur historian and writer by night. He majored in journalism and minored in history at Florida Southern College.

Jason was raised in Highlands County, went to college in Polk County, lived for a time in Orange County, and now resides in Seminole County. Central Florida native through and through!

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