By Jeff Blakley Bryan Hastie Edwards, the third mayor of the Town of Florida City, served from 1922 until his death in August of 1934. In 1945, a municipal park was established on land the Town had acquired through tax … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley While browsing old newspapers on various topics related to early Florida City history, I’ve come across the name E.H. Ring on a couple of occasions. Maybe it is people who go by their initials who intrigue me … Continue reading →
By Jeff Blakley In this post, I’m going to detour from my previous posts about pioneering families so that I can bring the role of the Florida East Coast Railway into the picture. Because so few histories of South Dade … Continue reading →