Share List By Jeff Blakley The Town of Homestead was incorporated on January 27, 1913 and Russell “Russ” Fleming Tatum was elected as its first mayor. The published histories of this area offer little or no information about who he … Continue reading →
Share List By Jeff Blakley In the published accounts of the history of Detroit (now known as Florida City), Edward Stiling is portrayed as the founder of the town. The true story, as is always the case in history, is … Continue reading →
Share List by Jeff Blakley The Tatum Bros. Real Estate & Investment Co., which founded the town of Detroit in 1910, relentlessly promoted their property as a place where buyers could become wealthy practically overnight by growing tomatoes and other … Continue reading →
Share List By Jeff Blakley The subject of the Miami Land & Development Company (M. L. & D Co.) has not been covered in any detail by historians. In this article, I’m going to explain how it came to be … Continue reading →
