Pioneers Annie and Edward in Lake County Florida
The narrative follows Annie and Edward as they move to Lake County Florida, establish an orange grove in Lane Park, start an abstract office, and raise a family. They aid in forming a new county, watch railroads bring progress, and endure the 1894 freeze that destroyed their fruit, continuing to persevere as early settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Orange
Orange County
Florida
Annie
Tallahassee
Lake County
Tavares
Lane Park
Orange Grove
New Additions Bring Five Newborns to area families
Mount Dora welcomed Jerry Frederick to Mr. and Mrs. J Hiram Woods on Christmas day. Tavares residents Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Darnell celebrate the birth of Ralph Charles. Albert Mixon and wife welcomed daughter Alice El'vera on December 28. Minneola parents Mr and Mrs Gerwe Ronglas greet son Dirk ay. Zellwood couple Mr and Mrs James A Scott report a Jan 3 unnamed newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hiram Woods
Mount Dora
Jerry Frederick
James Henry Darnell
Tavares
Ralph Charles
Albert Barnard Mixon
Alice El’vera
Minneola
Gerwe Ronglas
Dirkay
Zellwood
Norris and Jackson Cash In With Double Bass Haul
Akron man CMrence Norris held the Mount Dora season bass record until Aldrich Jackson joined him on a St Johns river trip. Jackson landed a 14 pound fish while Norris had a 12 pounder earlier. Norris shows a string of six fish totaling 35 pounds with two ten pounders, taken from a stream feeding into the St Johns.
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Aldrich Jackson
Cmrence Norris
Akron
Ohio
Mount Dora
Jackson
Norris
St. Johns
New Year Caution Veiled in Caribbean Style?
Tom and Dot Shipes decide a quiet New Year at Dot’s parents home after a prior collision disrupted their car. They avoid crowded venues and welcome their child Cindy as they count down to 1950 amid worries from past incidents at the Yacht Club and street crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Dot Shipes
Norfolk
Dot
Owen Conner
Lake Jem
Cindy
Return of Warmth Brings Sap Rise to Orange Groves
The easing January warmth rekindles sap flow in the inn and an aura of renewal settles over the orange groves, signaling a new season for growers and orchards.
Great Freeze of 1895 Deepens Florida’s Dark Record
The narrative notes Florida’s Great Freeze of 1895 as a defining brutal chapter, marking severe cold and hardship that etched lasting hardship into the state’s history. The text emphasizes cruelty of nature and enduring impact on communities.
Recollection on the Burleigh House Porch
Annie Burleigh sits with eyes closed in winter sun on Burleigh House porch. Her hands clinch as a memory crowds in, yet a smile remains she is 89 years old and continues her recollections with calm pride.
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Burleigh House
Annie Burleigh
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Alden
Murray
Sylvan Shores
the Travelers
Hartford
Leesburg
Electrical Contractors
Brandy-Gudgeon Electric CO
Highland
Lakeliner
Pat Conner
Westinghouse Refrigerators
Wilcox
Westinghouse
Fifth Avenue
Congress of the
United States
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
State of
Florida Telephone Corporation
Eve Itingly
Chrysler
Welty
Eustis Auto Inn, Inc
Bay & Orange Ave
Eustis, Florida
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