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William C. Norwood

Historic South Dade Posted on February 5, 2021 by JeffAugust 28, 2023

By Jeff Blakley William C. Norwood, an early merchant in Detroit, is only briefly mentioned in the histories of this area, which repeat the familiar tales about Wm. Anderson’s general store in Silver Palm, which was not the only store … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Florida City, Newspapers, Pioneers | Tagged Detroit Florida, Florida City, Pioneers | 10 Replies

William A. King

Historic South Dade Posted on January 5, 2021 by JeffApril 1, 2023

By Jeff Blakley Many people who are interested in the history of South Dade know the origins of the names of some of the roads in the area. Roberts Road is named for Dan Roberts, Moody Drive is named for … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged F.E.C. Railway, Homestead, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | 21 Replies

Walter A. Frazeur

Historic South Dade Posted on December 6, 2020 by JeffMay 3, 2025

by Jeff Blakley Jean Taylor, in her book, The Villages of South Dade, wrote that in 1912, J.U. Free opened the People’s Telephone Company on the second floor of J.D. Redd’s dry cleaning shop. To establish his telephone company, J.U. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Homestead, Naranja, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Homestead Businessmen, Pioneers, Sawmills | 14 Replies

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part III

Historic South Dade Posted on September 5, 2019 by JeffSeptember 26, 2023

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

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