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They forgot private owned jails and courts owned by the sheriff's who where all family

I love the word Cracker. Most people don't realize that black people were called cracker more than white people ever were. Blacks moving north after The Civil War were often called "wise crackers."

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Miami and South Florida were both beautiful places to visit and live in the 1950s! There were not many high rises and population growth was not that much like today.

Beautiful Miami Beach of the 1950s including Surfside, Bal Harbour and Sunny Isle Beach! Loves these old movies!

I remember visiting my Dad's sister who live in one of these homes. It was a two story design built high on pedestals with the bedrooms on the second floor, a wrap around porch on both levels. Ceilings were over 9 feet and cross ventilation allowed for a reasonable temperature in the heat of the summer. Build about 1850. The only water was from piped water from the nearby lake to a hand pump in the kitchen. Sanitation was an out house. Baths were in the lake.

Very informative and true. Good job Rich.

I love looking at old maps.

Fascinating.

My family settled many parts of Florida and was part of the Cracker generation of cowboy. Go check out Fort Christmas and you'll see part of my history

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I grew up in those houses. I have the fondest memories. Live was so beautiful and simple.

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Very well spoken cousin Steen. Very inspirational!

Mrs. Bellamy’s story is an inspirational one. to hear about her hard work, determination ,and wisdom.

I have a painting that I received from a friend. I believe it may be a Highway Man painting. It's signed by K. Grant. I've been trying to find out more about it. I absolutely love it. If you know anything about the artist, I'd love to know more.

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Back in the day lol

What are the Y-DNA haplogroups that have been found in these bodies? And what Mitochondrial haplogroups have been found aside from the X2a? I can't seem to find any information whatsoever concerning the Y-DNA and the non-X2a Mitochondrial.

I used to have a good collection of turpentining cups and troughs. I don't know what happened to it.

another major industry that shaped florida historically was phosphate/limerock mining, there are some old mines by newberry and high springs that were mined by convict labor that could rival in size and depth later mines that employed heavy machinery, you just cannot imagine these mines were dug by hand when you first see them, and it's not hard to imagine someone/s sentenced to the mines in florida back then,, dropping dead every week while these mines were being exploited

cracker refers to the poor folk who had only corn to make bread like things with and no wheat flour... they made a thin fried cornmeal cracker to have as or with meals. corn crackers.

FL Crackers are people like my family- pioneers and settlers who moved here Pre civil war. Always farmers and always Southern.

Some faraway voice. I think it God whispering in my ear, told me to look you up and here you are! I am so proud of you! Back in 1976 I asked you to sing at my wedding and you hesitated and said you would have to talk with to your parent and I had to shared my wish with my parents. All was fine with our parents, so you had a special part in my wedding to Joe. At some point I would love to reconnect with you. All is fine on this end and I hope it is with you. Linda McKinnon Puryea

All those years have been through over 50 years Disney World won’t be like 1971 till this day

I attended Rosenwald for 5th grade. My brother, Mike McGinness, and I were part of the first year of desegregation in 1970. We both enjoyed our time at the school. I was a bus patrol and hall patrol during that year. I made many friends and hated to leave towards the end of the year because we moved to Tampa. I loved my teacher that year, Mr. Harris.

Thank you for the opportunity to share my Rosenwald memories!

I know a spot in Central Florida were Megladon Teeth, Mastadon Teeth, Spear Heads, Arrow Heads can be found. We need a boat to get there though. My buddy with the boat died on me...Every time I look at this Megladon Tooth he gave me I smile. RIP Scardo it was fun while it lasted.

This Totem looks more like a "Harpy Eagle" then an Owl. I live a good swimming distance from Hontoon Island. Seen a hundred Owls. Not one had those Square Peg ears. Can't explain the Rectangle beak though. Was there a blood alter on Hontoon Island ? Timicuan were big into child sacrifice. Seen some Old Paintings of Timicuan Priests holding babies upside down by their ankles, with one hand. In the other hand is a Dagger. The Dagger is clearly right next to the newborns neck..The Mother of the child is also depicted crying her eyes out. Guards stand near her to deter her from trying save her child. Quite sad.

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Great history! Thank you - FYI-my Dad the late Tom Bowser owned a convenience store around late sixties ,soon thereafter as I recall Ben Wheeler built a complex that housed my Dad’s new business-Country Quick market a grocery store that also sold feed and western wear. It was a centerpiece in Oviedo at the time. This is where I worked through junior high and high school before we sold out to a National chain and moved out west. Many of the individuals and locations mentioned brought back memories . My Dad thought very highly of Ben Wheeler. Oviedo was a fun place to grow up. I rode bulls at Bobby Palmer’s on Red Bug Road ….yahoo!!

My Mother's family came to Florida after the Civil War and planted orange groves. The homes they built that evolved to meet the needs of a growing family were moved onto the Pinellas County pioneer park and can be seen there; the McMullen pioneer homes.

so how do you spell Beni Bacchus? i was impressed by his work in a friends home in Coral Gables in 1970.

Too bad there is no sound. Nice loincloth, it reminds me of what Johnny Weissmuller wore in his Tarzan movies,

My great grandfather created bolita in cuba. I'm first generation born American. My family was wealthy in cuba. They moved to California in 1960s. My grandpa died last year and he would tell me about people that were even his friends they would cheat my family to make others win

Putting them in bog is symbolic of going g back into the womb!

What leather are you buying that is 300 bucks?

This was fascinating. I moved to the area to go to FTU in 1972 and left the area in 1982. We banked at the Citizens Bank of Oviedo so went there quite a while since going to college. I am surprised he didn't mention Lake Charm as being the original settlement for houses.

Some footage is at Indianapolis.

Awh man this footage is absolutely spectacular, thank you for posting.

Correction, not named for Gen. Sumter Lowry. Lowry Park was named in 1925 after City Commissioner Sumter Lowry Sr. The land was originally purchased by the City of Tampa in 1918 for use as a cemetery. When the land was surveyed, it was found unfit for burials due to the high ground water level. For years it sat unused until the City Commission decided to develop it as a City Park. Commissioner Lowry handled the "red tape" to change the zoning from cemetery to city park, and so On Apr. 1, 1925, the Tribune announced that on Mar. 31, the former cemetery site was named Lowry Park in honor of City Commissioner Sumter L. Lowry Sr., due to his efforts in "consummation of arrangements for acquiring the land for park purposes." "Acquiring" in its context meant "changing the land use" because it had already been acquired by the city in 1918. The Tampa story that Commissioner Lowry "donated" the land for park use is a MYTH. The complete history is at www.tampapix.com/lowrypark.htm Commissioner Lowry's SON, Sumter Lowry Jr, donated the park's elephant, SHEENA, in late 1960. BTW, nice video.

Slavery birthed the modern day prison system. What a disgrace to humanity!

They weren't buried that way to prevent their spirits from coming back in the afterlife and haunting them they were buried that way to preserve their bodies so that other animals wouldn't dig up the graves or Even the possibility of other people looting the graves

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My grandparents were Wade Hampton Lanier, Sr (1886-1951) and Maude Ellen Cobb Lanier (1892-1981), both born in Kissimmee.

Love history and being a Floridian I'm particularly interested in Florida. Good job!

I remember the stories mrs. O'Dell was the midwife back in the day I have pictures of Bob and my uncle as little boys playing in the groves! Remember moma Lucy mother as well she was born a slave she lived to be 100 and died in ny..