This postcard of the ‘Oldest Schoolhouse’ appears to be from around 1940. The postcard has no postmark or date. Something to note of so many of these postcards 40 years and older is the prevalence of flowers. After all, this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Outdoors Everyday along a trail at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park in Bushnell. You can plan a trip and learn more about the Dade Battlefield here:https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/dade-battlefield-historic-state-park The photo is from Swampy’s hike of the park in 2017….#Park #FloridaPark #FlordiaLife #FloridaOutdoors #Outdoors #FloridaLifestyle
It was a very cold, windy Sunday afternoon in March of 2013 when Swampy stopped at 5 Points (Where 5 streets intersect) in Downtown Sarasota.This is looking west on Main Street.
Swampy’s Florida Books: ‘History of Winter Park United Methodist Church’ Methodists had an enormous amount to do with the development of a good deal of Florida. Certainly true of Central Florida. This books explains that, as none others really detail.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No date on this car, but, i believe that car is a ’50s variety. Someone here may know exactly what year that car it.This is obviously a central or southern coastal residential area. Which one, i can’t tell. This postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You can plan a trip and learn more about Mill Creek Preserve here:https://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/pcl/Pages/Details.aspx?park=Mill%20Creek%20Nature%20Preserve The photo is from Swampy’s hike of the park in 2017….#Park #FloridaPark #FlordiaLife #FloridaOutdoors #Outdoors #FloridaLifestyle
Yesterday’s Polk County by Louise Frisbie My rating: 5 of 5 stars The ‘Yesterday’s…’ series is a terrific set of books of areas across Florida. It was also the first to collect photographs and stories into one relatively short volume.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1994 cook book of the First Baptist Church of Destin. It’s got a terrific hand drawn illustration on the cover by John Boillin (Amazing to find a credit for the artist!). The cook book is typical of those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You can learn more about Point Washington State Forest in Santa Rosa County here:https://www.fdacs.gov/Forest-Wildfire/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Point-Washington-State-Forest The photo was taken in 2017….#Park #FloridaPark #LeesburgFlorida #Lakes #FloridaLakes #Water #FloridaWater
F.W. Ramm and Son opened this place to repair boilers, machines, wagons and buggies. Horses could also get new shoes!This on Second Avenue South, between Third and Fourth Streets. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s St Petersburg’ by Hampton Dunn.You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Outdoors Everyday along a trail at Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, Pensacola. You can learn more about Tarkiln Bayou Preserve in Pensacola here:https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/tarkiln-bayou-preserve-state-park The photo is from Swampy’s hike of the park in 2017….#Park #FloridaPark #PensacolaFlorida #Pensacola #PensacolaPark[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Outdoors Everyday along a trail at Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, Pensacola. You can learn more about Tarkiln Bayou Preserve in Pensacola here:https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/tarkiln-bayou-preserve-state-park The photo is from Swampy’s hike of the park in 2017….#Park #FloridaPark #PensacolaFlorida #Pensacola #PensacolaPark[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…