by Jeff Blakley In this article, I am going to provide details of George W. Moody’s life that are not generally known. George was an early settler in South Dade County who claimed the southwest quarter of section 21, township … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley Published histories of South Dade always mention the arrival of Flagler’s F.E.C. Railway in Miami in 1896 and the construction of the Key West Extension, which started in the spring of 1905. However, I’m not aware of … Continue reading →
In 1918, The Homestead Enterprise published a series of articles authored by pioneers of their reminiscences. There were to be twelve articles but only six were published. The influenza pandemic in the fall of 1918 interrupted the publication of the … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley I transcribed this article from the October 17, 1918 issue of The Homestead Enterprise and added links and footnotes to explain some of the events mentioned in the article. Dan Roberts married Annie Margaret Fitzpatrick, the daughter … Continue reading →