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William A. King

Historic South Dade Posted on January 5, 2021 by JeffJanuary 8, 2021

By Jeff Blakley Many people who are interested in the history of South Dade know the origins of the names of some of the roads in the area. Roberts Road is named for Dan Roberts, Moody Drive is named for … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead | Tagged King's Highway | 8 Replies

Walter A. Frazeur

Historic South Dade Posted on December 6, 2020 by JeffJanuary 8, 2021

by Jeff Blakley Jean Taylor, in her book, The Villages of South Dade, wrote that in 1912, J.U. Free opened the People’s Telephone Company on the second floor of J.D. Redd’s dry cleaning shop. To establish his telephone company, J.U. … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead | Tagged Businessmen, Telephone Company | 12 Replies

John Ulric Free – Part II

Historic South Dade Posted on November 5, 2020 by JeffJanuary 8, 2021

by Jeff Blakley In Part I, I provided some genealogical information about J. U. Free and his family. In this part, I will delve into Free’s business ventures. John Ulric Free’s father died when he was just three years old. … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead | Tagged Developer, Telephone Company | 8 Replies

John Ulric Free – Part I

Historic South Dade Posted on October 5, 2020 by JeffJanuary 8, 2021

by Jeff Blakley Jean Taylor, who published her book The Villages of South Dade in 1984, was the first person to write a comprehensive history of this area. She wrote mini-biographies of over 260 families who lived as far north … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead | Tagged Developer, Telephone Company | 13 Replies

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