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Origin Of The County Names In Florida, Geo. B. Utley 2020 University of Central Florida

Origin Of The County Names In Florida, Geo. B. Utley

Florida Historical Quarterly

The following article indicates briefly the origin of the names given to the various counties of the State of Florida. So far as possible the reason for the name is given, as well as its origin. In instances where counties were named for men of national prominence there is often no apparent significance except the desire to honor the memory of a national hero.


Editorial Notes, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Editorial Notes, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Old Newspapers, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Old Newspapers, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The, Florida Historical Society has recently acquired by gift and purchase several old newspapers, which are interesting reading, and are undoubtedly genuine.


Antiquities At And Near New Smyrna, Florida, John Y. Detwiler 2020 University of Central Florida

Antiquities At And Near New Smyrna, Florida, John Y. Detwiler

Florida Historical Quarterly

These antiquities embrace at the present time, the “Spanish Mission,” the “Old Fort” and the “Rock House,” the latter within the last few years having been destroyed by the removal of the shell mound on which it was built, for road making purposes. This building as well as that of the Spanish Mission, however, has been perpetuated by photographs of which the Florida State Historical Society has authenticated copies.


Richard Keith Call, Caroline Mays Brevard 2020 University of Central Florida

Richard Keith Call, Caroline Mays Brevard

Florida Historical Quarterly

From the early days of the organization of the Territory of Florida the inevitable struggle between the red and the white man had been foreshadowed. There were collisions and depredations when the white man would venture into the Indian reserves, or when the Indian would venture upon the white man’s lands.


Old St. Augustine, DeWitt Webb 2020 University of Central Florida

Old St. Augustine, Dewitt Webb

Florida Historical Quarterly

Twenty-five years ago the harbor of St. Augustine during society’s season was white with the sails of many yachts; There were more than seventy-five of them.


Illustration: An Early And Rare View Of The Harbor, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Illustration: An Early And Rare View Of The Harbor, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

From an engraving made about 1650, and now in the St. Augustine Museum


Verso, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Verso, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Lists the Officers and Board of Directors for the Florida Historical Society, as well as membership fees.


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 1, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents


Ads, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Ads, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes ads for Florida National Band and Drew's Stationary, Book and Art Store


The Story Of Juan Ortiz And Uleleh, F. P. Fleming 2020 University of Central Florida

The Story Of Juan Ortiz And Uleleh, F. P. Fleming

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


George West Wilson, F. P. Fleming 2020 University of Central Florida

George West Wilson, F. P. Fleming

Florida Historical Quarterly

An obituary for George West Wilson


Editorial Notes, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Editorial Notes, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Selection Of Tallahassee As The Capitol, John Lee Williams 2020 University of Central Florida

The Selection Of Tallahassee As The Capitol, John Lee Williams

Florida Historical Quarterly

Jounrnal of John Lee Williams, Commissioner to Locate the Seat of Government of the Territory of Florida.


The First Message Of Gov. William P. Duval, William P. Duval 2020 University of Central Florida

The First Message Of Gov. William P. Duval, William P. Duval

Florida Historical Quarterly

To the Legislative Council Assembled in Tallahassee, Florida, 1824.


Richard Keith Call, Caroline Mays Bevard 2020 University of Central Florida

Richard Keith Call, Caroline Mays Bevard

Florida Historical Quarterly

Richard Keith Call, was born in Prince George County, Virginia, 1791. His father, Major William Call, was of high standing and influence, who had rendered distinguished service in the Revolutionary war. Major Call had possessed a large fortune; but after the war reverses came, his estate was embarrassed, and when he died very little was left, after the payment of all debts, for the support of his widow and children.


Verso, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Verso, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Lists the Officers and Board of Directors for the Florida Historical Society, as well as membership fees.


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 1, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents


Index Of Documents Related To Fr. Vincent A. Lipinski, Hall & Monagle, LLC 2020 University of New Mexico

Index Of Documents Related To Fr. Vincent A. Lipinski, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Records related to Fr. Vincent A. Lipinski

No abstract provided.


Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 95, Number 1, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 95, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

To Conquer the Coast: Pensacola, the Gulf of Mexico and the Construction of American Imperialism, 1820-1848 by Maria Angela Diaz
Losing Lincoln: Black Educators, Historical Memory, and the Desegregation of Lincoln High School in Gainesville, Florida by Kathryn Palmer
The Gulf Coast Fish Cheer: Radicalism and the Underground Press in Pensacola, Florida, 1970-1971 by Christopher Satterwhite
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