Andrew J. Poplin
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 →
Category Archives: Homestead
John S. Frederick
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 →
The Cedars
By Jeff Blakley The Cedars, South Dade’s earliest farming venture, was named for the Australian pine (casuarina equisetifolia), commonly referred to as a cedar. 1912, Charles T. Simpson wrote this about the tree: “A strange tree is casuarina equisetifolia or … Continue reading →
The House That McNeill Built
by Jeff Blakley If you turn west on NW 6th St. from Krome Avenue, you will see a two-story New England style house on the right, at 77 NW 6th St. It is an unusual house for Homestead, with its … Continue reading →