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Alexander C. Graw

Historic South Dade Posted on November 5, 2019 by JeffOctober 4, 2020

by Jeff Blakley While reading an article in Tequesta by Jeanne Bellamy, I noted the name of A.C. Graw, which was familiar to me from viewing a photograph of what may have been his yacht, moored in the Florida City … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Florida City, Homestead, Newspapers, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Alexander C. Graw, Homestead, Newspapers, Real Estate Speculation, Rev. Joseph A. Kahl, The Homestead Enterprise | 2 Replies

The Cutler Extension

Historic South Dade Posted on October 5, 2019 by JeffNovember 8, 2020

by Jeff Blakley Published histories of South Dade always mention the arrival of Flagler’s F.E.C. Railway in Miami in 1896 and the construction of the Key West Extension, which started in the spring of 1905. However, I’m not aware of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cutler, Florida East Coast Railway, Goulds, Homestead, Maps, Pioneers | 11 Replies

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part III

Historic South Dade Posted on September 5, 2019 by JeffJuly 7, 2020

by Jeff Blakley In part II of this series, I wrote an account of Rev. Joseph and Mrs. Harriet Woodbury Kahl’s life from their first pastorate in Hunter, Cass County, North Dakota down to Homestead, Florida. In that article, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Churches, Homestead, Newspapers, Pioneers | Tagged Kahl, Newspapers, Pioneers, South Florida Banner | 6 Replies

William D. Horne Comes to Homestead

Historic South Dade Posted on August 4, 2019 by JeffNovember 20, 2020

by Jeff Blakley Jean Taylor, in her book, The Villages of South Dade, wrote the following account of how William D. Horne came to Homestead: “William D. Horne delivered ice, worked in a grocery, and by 1904, owned his own … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Business, Homestead, Madison County, Miami, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation, Taylor County | 6 Replies

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