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The Palms Cemetery – Part I

Historic South Dade Posted on October 28, 2018 by JeffMarch 1, 2020

by Jeff Blakley From Miami to Homestead The founding of the Palms Cemetery, known by various names over the years and now called Caballero Rivero Palms Woodlawn, has never been fully told. A lot of misunderstanding and conjecture has surrounded … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Genealogy, Homestead, Maps, Naranja, Pioneers, Redland | Tagged Cemeteries, F.E.C. Railway, Homestead, Model Land Co. | 2 Replies

The 1903 F.E.C. Railway Map

Historic South Dade Posted on October 6, 2018 by JeffDecember 29, 2019

by Jeff Blakley While conducting research in the Model Land Company’s papers at the University of Miami’s J. I. Kislak Archive, I found a very important map of the land holdings of the F.E.C. Railway, the Model Land Co. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Maps, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Camp Longview, Florid East Coast Railway, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | 4 Replies

The Goulds Canal

Historic South Dade Posted on July 15, 2018 by JeffDecember 8, 2020

by Jeff Blakley In January, 1903, construction started at the south side of the Miami River on what was then called the Cutler Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. The route was surveyed by John S. Frederick, who platted … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Florida East Coast Railway, Goulds, Princeton, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Black Point, Dredges, Farming, FEC Railway, Goulds, Model Land Co. | 11 Replies

The Story of Baile’s Road

Historic South Dade Posted on January 21, 2018 by JeffSeptember 27, 2020

by Jeff Blakley If you grew up in Goulds or Princeton, you know where Baile’s Road is. For those who never ventured far from Homestead as a child, Baile’s Road joins U.S. 1 at about S.W. 224th St., where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Florida East Coast Railway, Goulds, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Goulds, Real Estate Speculation | 6 Replies

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