This is the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West engine no. 5 built in 1884. This photo is from ‘The Locomotives Baldwin Built’ by Fred Westing. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
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Trilby finds a way to make sure others are aware of him. One place to be aware of reptiles is Reptile World Serpentarium near St. Cloud in Osceola County. Click here to learn more and plan a trip to Reptile[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby has whipped up an all-natural Trilby special seafood bisque just for Swampy. It’s so fresh it’s almost alive! Yesterday at the San Antonio Rattlesnake Festival I was discussing with the two ladies in the neighboring booth to my Swampy’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Sunday Services: Methodist Episcopal Church, Middleburg, built in 1847.
on October 19, 2014
at 2:40 pm
Here’s the Methodist Episcopal Church as it was in Middleburg in 1975. This photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County, Florida’ by Arch Blakey. Click here or below to get a copy of the book.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World Post Day celebrates mail carriers all over the world! It’s little known that Swampy once was a “Barefoot Mailman” in the 1800s. Back in the late 1800s mail wasn’t delivered to southeast Florida. There was no real practical way[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy says Happy Pizza Month! October celebrates the rounded meal and Zuber is indulging in quite a bit of the doughy, cheesy, tomato pasted discs. One of Swampy’s recommendations for pizza in Florida is up in Jacksonville. Al’s pizza has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zuber and Trilby indulge in a Cherries Jubilee for Cherries Jubilee day at Cafe de Paris in Fort Lauderdale. Zuber learns the hard way eating cherries jubilee with your hands is not a good idea. Cafe de Paris opened in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Showboat Dinner Theater was a magnet for a bevy of celebrities. From Mickey Rooney to Martin Milner came to take a stage and perform a show. The theater was in the shape of a showboat and quite a sight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy and friends celebrate National Elephant Appreciation Day! Did you know there is a home for elephants in Fellsmere, Indian River County? Here’s the National Elephant Center website. You also can learn more about the National Elephant Center in Fellsmere[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy scarfs a few hoagies in honor of ‘Eat a Hoagie Day’. Locations for hoagies can be spotty across the state. there are far more in southeast Florida likely due to the large amount of people originally from the northeast,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates International Day of Charity. Here are just a few of the charities that Swampy is involved with and supports. We hope you’ll get involved, too! There are so many charities involving our state of Florida that could use[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy and friends celebrate National Wildlife Day! Our state has a wide array of wildlife across the state. Wildlife on land, in air and in the sea. Hope you and yours get out to view and celebrate the critters of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…