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- Florida....12,500 Years Ago
- Mammoths were common in this area as well as other prehistoric animals.
- Florida Hurricanes
- Interesting facts about hurricanes in Florida during the 1800 and early 1900's.
- Florida Flags
- Did you know "Florida, the Sovereign Nation" once flew over Florida?
- The Florida Keys
- Some interesting and little known facts about the Florida Keys.
- Florida Settlement
- When did people settle in Florida and why?
- Florida's Sesquicentennial as a State
- Florida's trek into statehood.
- Have Your Child Write a Book
- A creative and memorial experience for you child that will bring years of pride and accomplishment.
- Hurricane Kate
- One family's 1985 Hurricane Kate adventure.
- Joe I. Davis, Boatbuilder?
- Joe Davis, 1887-1982, built bateau or "fishing boats" in the early 1900's.
- Look Out!! Cows on the Road
- Traveling Florida roads in 1937 could be dangerous.
- One Small Site
- One small archaeological site -- a discovery worth recording.
- The No-Scar Thumb
- A home remedy for eliminating scars and providing quick healing?
- The Ochlockonee River
- Little known facts about the Ochlockonee River in Florida.
- Oyster Bay Eyesore
- The story of the "big blue" landmark at Oyster Bay.
- Mitchell Point Site
- An analysis of Native American artifacts found around Lake Iamonia in North Florida.
- Plank Roads of Northern Florida
- Do you know the difference between a "plank road" and a "corduroy road"?
- Re-enactments...Why?
- Are civil war re-enactments worth all that trouble?
- Revolutionary War
- Pensacola, Florida's role in the Revolutionary War.
- St. Augustine Siege
- Did you know that St. Augustine was under siege in 1586?
- St. Marks
- Did you know that St. Marks was visited by Hernando de Soto in 1539?
- St. Marks - Some Civil War Action
- Did you know that the landing of Federal troops at St. Marks lead to the Battle of Natural Bridge?
- St. Marks River
- Did you know that the first ship building, the first iron forge, and the first burial of foreign royalty happened along the St. Marks river?
- Shell Point
- Have you ever strolled along the beach and found pottery? Ever wonder how old it might be?
- The Sopchoppy River
- Did you know it was called Rio Chachave in 1683?
- Swine in Early Florida
- How did pigs get in Florida?
- Trip to Tallahassee
- A trip to Tallahassee from Blountstown in 1947 for two young boys was a mixture of hitch-hiking and walking.
- Wakulla County - Some Civil War Action
- Read about the C.S. Gunboat SPRAY (a side-wheeled 3-gun steamboat) which was active at St. Marks, Florida (Wakulla County) during the Civil War. Includes original painting of The SPRAY. Additional artwork in process.
- What's in a Name?
- How did names like Wakulla, Tallahassee, and Chattahoochee come to be?