Posts Tagged 1906

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Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Ballast Point, Tampa, 1906.

by on February 9, 2013 at 6:20 am
Posted In: Florida Paperwork, Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

This postcard postmarked October 1906 shows again one of the magnificent structures that used to grace our great state. Unfortunately this structure is long gone from Ballast Point. In it’s place is a simple long pier and bait shop. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Swampy’s Friday Train Stops: The Dunnellon Rail Yard, 1906.

by on January 4, 2013 at 11:36 am
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

The rail yard in Dunnellon in 1906 was a hopping place as phosphate was a booming business at the time. Phosphate and rock was moved out of the bustling industrial community to nearby Rockwell and Inglis to prepare for use[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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