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The Cedars

Historic South Dade Posted on January 27, 2024 by JeffJanuary 28, 2024

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 →

Posted in Agriculture, Florida City, Homestead, Pioneers, Princeton | 14 Replies

George W. Moody

Historic South Dade Posted on December 6, 2019 by JeffSeptember 9, 2023

by Jeff Blakley In this article, I am going to provide details of George W. Moody’s life that are not generally known. George was an early settler in South Dade County who claimed the southwest quarter of section 21, township … Continue reading →

Posted in African-Americans, Business, Cutler, Goulds, Modello, Naranja, Pioneers, Princeton, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Brown & Moody Store, Ku Klux Klan, Naranja, Packing Houses, Princeton, Real Estate Speculation | 11 Replies

The Goulds Canal

Historic South Dade Posted on July 15, 2018 by JeffMarch 5, 2024

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. | 15 Replies

The Princeton Bottling Works

Historic South Dade Posted on May 18, 2017 by JeffJanuary 17, 2022

Last December, Mike Emery, who is writing a book on the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Florida, contacted the Town Hall Museum, asking what information we had about the Coca-Cola bottling plant here in Homestead. We have almost nothing – only … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Pioneers, Princeton | Tagged Hector Supply, Homestead, Ice Cream, Kahl, Princeton, Soft Drinks, Woodbury | 9 Replies

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