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Detroit Before Edward Stiling – Part I

Historic South Dade Posted on May 5, 2020 by JeffMarch 16, 2025

By Jeff Blakley In the published accounts of the history of Detroit (now known as Florida City), Edward Stiling is portrayed as the founder of the town. The true story, as is always the case in history, is quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit, Florida City | Tagged Early Homesteaders, F.E.C. Railway, Florida East Coast Railway | 14 Replies

The Detroit Ice, Light & Power Co.

Historic South Dade Posted on April 5, 2020 by JeffMay 10, 2023

by Jeff Blakley The Tatum Bros. Real Estate & Investment Co., which founded the town of Detroit in 1910, relentlessly promoted their property as a place where buyers could become wealthy practically overnight by growing tomatoes and other vegetables. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Florida City, Homestead, Naranja, Newspapers, Pioneers | Tagged Detroit, Detroit Ice Plant, Florida City, Florida East Coast Railway | 7 Replies

Lyman B. Gould

Historic South Dade Posted on October 6, 2017 by JeffMarch 21, 2024

By Jeff Blakley Writing the post entitled

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Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Goulds, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged African-Americans, Florida East Coast Railway, Goulds, Pioneers | 15 Replies

Homestead’s First Postmaster

Historic South Dade Posted on January 7, 2016 by JeffJuly 2, 2020

By Jeff Blakley Shortly after I published David Torcise’s Google Earth map of the locations of the homesteads of early settlers in this area, I received an e-mail from a man who thanked David and me for our work and … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Pioneers | Tagged 1906 Hurricane, Dusenbury, Florida East Coast Railway, Krome, Long Key, Parlin | 2 Replies

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