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The Beginnings of Detroit, Florida

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by Jeff Blakley Before the settlement of South Florida, the landscape looked entirely different. A narrow ridge of land, up to 10′ higher than the land to the east and west of it, extended from well north of Miami all … Continue reading →

The 1903 F.E.C. Railway Map

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by Jeff Blakley While conducting research in the Model Land Company’s papers at the University of Miami’s J. I. Kislak Archive, I found a very important map of the land holdings of the F.E.C. Railway, the Model Land Co. and … Continue reading →