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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →