Legendary Locals Of Lake County Florida

Author : Doris Bloodsworth,Connie Fleetwood
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100250

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Legendary Locals of Lake County, Florida by Doris Bloodsworth,Connie Fleetwood Pdf

Lake County has no shortage of characters--adventurous, altruistic, and notorious men and women drawn to an enchanted land of a thousand lakes and lush pine forests in the heart of the "Sunshine State." In 1887, visionaries carved the new territory from neighboring Sumter and Orange Counties and boldly dreamed of moving the state capital to Tavares. More than a dozen communities sprang up, attracting people such as Walt Disney's parents and Wild West legend Annie Oakley. Notable residents through the years include astronaut David Walker, Olympic athlete Tyson Gay, bestselling author Kate DiCamillo, and archaeologist Edgar Banks, who served as the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Inspiring educators and coaches, along with caring doctors and ministers, devoted their lives to helping others. Business geniuses created the largest sawmill in the Southeast, promoted tourism, and built the first citrus juice plant in Florida.

Author : Kathleen Crocker,Jane Currie
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100205

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Legendary Locals of the Chautauqua Lake Region, New York by Kathleen Crocker,Jane Currie Pdf

From founding families in the early 1800s to contemporary conservationists in 2011, this volume celebrates a multitude of individuals who have impacted the Chautauqua Lake region. Before the armchair traveler journeys around the lake, a sampling of historians and photographers are honored for preserving its past. Subsequent chapters showcase the lakeside communities of Mayville, Dewittville, Point Chautauqua, Maple Springs, Bemus Point, Greenhurst, Fluvanna, Jamestown, Celoron, Lakewood, Ashville, Stow, and the Chautauqua Institution. Each presents several residents who aided its growth, made significant contributions, or simply remain of interest for their uniqueness.

Author : Janet M. DeVries,Ginger L. Pedersen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439653883

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Legendary Locals of West Palm Beach by Janet M. DeVries,Ginger L. Pedersen Pdf

From West Palm Beach’s beginnings as service town to Palm Beach, Standard Oil tycoon Henry Morrison Flagler’s resort village, the city has evolved into a trendy art, cultural, and shopping mecca. Palm Beach County’s largest city serves as county seat and center of business, government, and commerce. Taming America’s last frontier saw the industriousness of pioneers and settlers such as Marion Gruber, the Potter brothers, George Lainhart, and Max Greenberg guide the “Cottage City” of yesteryear to today’s gleaming metropolis. Meet many of West Palm Beach’s pioneers, civic leaders, educators, business leaders, and entrepreneurs. Learn about the heroes, celebrities, philanthropists, and even the villains who have contributed to the mosaic of West Palm Beach.

Author : Howard Kleinberg and Arva Moore Parks
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100823

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Legendary Locals of Greater Miami by Howard Kleinberg and Arva Moore Parks Pdf

Guided by a visionary widow named Julia Tuttle, the city of Miami truly came into being in 1896 and has not stopped growing. Halfway through the last century, the apparent domination of land, population, and business by whites and--for decades--repressed African Americans became tested and balanced by the victims of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Beyond that, hundreds of thousands of others from Spanish-speaking lands came to create what truly is an international metropolis. The chapters of Miami's existence are delineated by those legendary locals who came earliest; those who were the pioneers; those who established businesses that endured; those who were the builders and visionaries; those who served in politics; those who came from other places; those who created, built, and extended educational and arts opportunities; and those who embraced the placid environment and natural beauty of the "Magic City."

Author : Jean Ellen Wilson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467101271

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Legendary Locals of Fort Pierce by Jean Ellen Wilson Pdf

Whether it was homesteaders and dragoons or cowboys and Indians, they all clashed in the "Wild East" of early Fort Pierce. A natural inlet through the barrier island into the Indian River Lagoon created the perfect location for two Seminole War forts: Pierce and Capron. After the Civil War, the Reuben Carlton family moved their cattle to the area's free range. Today, Alto "Bud" Adams Jr. runs the famous Adams Ranch from its Fort Pierce headquarters. Some time after the Carltons, Elizabeth and C.T. McCarty arrived, she to teach and he to plant pineapples and citrus. Growers like the Bernard Egan family continue to produce prize Indian River fruit. Generations of Summerlin fishermen made their living from the sea. The watered paradise still lures sport fishermen such as Terry Howard, ecotour operators like Lisa's Kayaks, and charter captains like Captain Mark. African Americans farmed, labored, and enriched the cultural environment, culminating in the success of artists such as Alfred Hair. In Legendary Locals of Fort Pierce, the town's diversity is illuminated through vignettes of its legends. Among these are Edwin Binney, the creator of Crayola crayons, and Edwin Link, the inventor of the Link flight simulator.

Author : Steve Dunkelberger,Walter Neary
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439642962

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Legendary Locals of Lakewood by Steve Dunkelberger,Walter Neary Pdf

Lakewood was a vibrant community long before it incorporated in 1996, though cityhood helped give the area one name and identity. In the mid-19th century, Lakewood was the site of British farms and the first US military base in Washington Territory. Men who became famous in the Civil War, such as George Pickett, served there. Native American leader Leschi, the victim of judicial lynching by civilians, spent his last days there. As Lakewood became a retreat for Puget Sounds rich and famous, names such as Carman and Alexanderas famous in their day as the name Weyerhaeuser was and issettled here, leaving behind reminders like Lakewold Gardens. One of Lakewoods most famous residents was Ivan, a captive gorilla who captured the hearts of animal lovers worldwide.

Author : Lawana Mauldin,Joe McDaniel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439647387

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Legendary Locals of Lake Worth by Lawana Mauldin,Joe McDaniel Pdf

During the early 1900s, a large reservoir built to provide water for Fort Worth, Texas, also opened up opportunities for businesses to develop. Casino Beach, Casino Ballroom, and a large bathhouse became popular spots for thousands. A nearby village, with increasing population, soon had a small school, churches, and other establishments. With nearby Jacksboro Highway running from downtown Fort Worth past the beach area, gambling increased, as did gangster activity. After a long while, with much intervention, these unlawful situations became history. Legendary Locals of Lake Worth spotlights the founders of the small village and features individuals who impacted the areamany for the better, others for the worst. Some may never have received proper recognition until this books acknowledgment of them.

Author : Gerri Reaves
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100182

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Legendary Locals of Fort Myers by Gerri Reaves Pdf

A pictorial history of Fort Myers as exemplified by its citizens and their accomplishments.

Author : Mark Lane
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439654040

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Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach by Mark Lane Pdf

Since the 1920s, Daytona Beach has sold itself as “The World’s Most Famous Beach,” which, while not literally true, does suggest a city with a big personality and large plans. The people in these pages contributed to that personality and made those plans. These people include Matthias Day, the Ohio industrialist, educator, inventor, and newspaper editor who founded and gave his name to the new city in 1876; Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of former slaves, who founded the university that bears her name “with five little girls, a dollar and a half, and faith in God”; Bill France Sr., the race driver and promoter who took stock car racing from the beach sands to a state-of-the-art track and built a racing empire; and his son, Bill France Jr., who turned NASCAR into a national pastime. Other notable Daytonans include the builders, writers, artists, rockers, promoters, business founders, educators, journalists, politicians, pioneers, bootleggers, philanthropists, sports stars, and even a dog that made the city what it is today. They come to life in historical photographs from the Halifax Historical Museum, the Florida Archives, and files of the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Author : Carole L. Herrick
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439649213

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Legendary Locals of McLean by Carole L. Herrick Pdf

McLean, Virginia, a whistle stop along the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad, came about in 1910. It was named after John R. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post newspaper and an owner of the railroad. This was a farming community that never incorporated. A few of the families instrumental in the formation of the village that followed were Mackall, Laughlin, Storm, Carper, and Smoot. Because of its proximity to the nation's capital, McLean attracted people from all walks of life. But it was the arrival of the Kennedy families in the late 1950s that put McLean on the map. The thread that holds the community together is spirited volunteerism. This volume contains images of a few of the personalities who give McLean a sense of place. The majority of the photographs have been donated by individuals to ensure that history does not lose these significant personalities, past or present, who left an imprint on their community.

Author : Susan L. Kelsey,Arthur H. Miller
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439654002

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Legendary Locals of Lake Forest by Susan L. Kelsey,Arthur H. Miller Pdf

Since the 1850s, Lake Forest, located 30 miles north of Chicago on Lake Michigan, has been a distinctive suburb. It has been a retreat from the diseases, public accessibility, rougher elements, soot, stockyard smells, and general density of bustling city life. For at least five generations, it has been the retreat for Chicago’s leading New England–descended families, such as the Farwells, Swifts, and Armours. And for over 150 years, Lake Forest has been the home for a community of educators, merchants, artisans, designers, and a wide variety of estate specialists, the latter from pre–Civil War escaped slaves and Scots and Irish immigrants to today’s notable garden and interior artists. Legendary Locals of Lake Forest draws on rare archival images from local and Chicago public and private sources.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1164 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : UCBK:C100181870

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress Pdf

Author : Ann Weitgenant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:866157629

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Lake County Heritage by Ann Weitgenant Pdf

Author : Christopher P. Obert,Nancy S. Obert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0738589012

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Legendary Locals of Haverhill by Christopher P. Obert,Nancy S. Obert Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1924 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : UOM:39015079817071

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office Pdf