by Jeff Blakley Introduction The existence of a location known as Camp Jackson in Dade County in 1903 was fairly common knowledge well into the 1940s but has largely disappeared with the passing of those who had been there or … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley Introduction I first met Jerry Wilkinson in early 2016 and we quickly became friends because we both shared an interest in local history. Jerry did an enormous amount of work, digging deep into the history of the … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley Andrew Jackson Poplin (A. J.) is a name unknown to anyone except his descendants – no one currently living in South Dade knows who he was. He shared a trait with many other people in South Dade, … Continue reading →
by Jeff Blakley The Town of Homestead, which was surveyed and platted by J. S. Frederick, C. E., in June, 1904, was the next to the last community created by the arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway on mainland … Continue reading →