Clewiston, Florida | Untold Stories | Florida History

[@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS]

Clewiston is a beautiful city, and today its growing. Cubans, Blacks, Whites, Haitians, Jamaicans, Mexicans all family.

[@mymusiciskindatrash3136]

Finally are KZbin video about clewiston

[@MiSoRetro.]

Just moved here to get away from Miami. Born and raised in Miami I never thought I would ever leave Miami. My mom bought land here 2001 when I was a teen so I’ve been coming to Clewiston /Montura for some time. Now I built my home here and this is my base. I still love miami but Clewiston is home. I’m sure more folks from Miami will be doing the same in years to come considering that Clewiston is only 100 miles from Miami. Great video . Thanks for making and sharing the video.

[@claudineguerrier2327]

O my God I live in Florida for many years 20 years I never about this City Clewiston, Florida...wow....I lived in the Southwest area in Perine...keep the Good work..Mme Mayor be strong...and never forget where you came from....may God Bless you and may mother Marie keep you safe to do your work Mme Mayor....my dream now I retired I will move back to my Floride...and visit your beautiful City .....

[@TheCoolanter]

I just moved out here after my time in the marine corps. Bought land, and its been tough. I experienced racism, being told "go back to your country...." i was born here, and i served in the military. Its crazy. Its tough making friends here, the vibes always feel kinda dark

[@ninacarranza5189]

That's how Southern states are

[@vnonkwinn6233]

Born in Clewiston' Hendry county general hospital, Lived in West Palm Beach, Moved to Miami 2 yrs. later, Moved to Connecticut 3yrs after that, Moved to Massachusett 18 yrs after that til Present.

[@GeoHvl]

My Mom and Dad moved us to Clewiston in 1959. We left in 1968. I remember it was full of kids. I did 1 thru 6th grade.

[@shelleystiles466]

I was born and raised in Clewiston....my grand parents moved down from Georgia for work....its not the same...when I was growing up it seemed better...all my family is about gone now just some cousins left....still have my good friends ....one thing is growing up all of us that went to school we know each other and how we or most stay in touch on fb and when we lose a class mate we are all there sending prayers...only thing I loved was the friendshios...skating rink lol and our theater.....my grandpa ran one of the trains....y dad worked at ussc until he was killed on the job by over 200 killer bees that where out there...I use to work out in the fields cultivating and discing...planting...my dad was proud of me ...but I left in 2008 with my kids ...kind of miss home but don't lol

[@nancyhoward7005]

Blessed 🙏 be you and yours

[@littlehummingbird1015]

What a horrible way to die!!!!

[@A1509MDIX]

Will y'all do a video on Belle Glade or Pahokee?

[@jupiterrisings2149]

For real palm beach county in a whole, an don’t leave out the part when Henry Flagler tricked the black/Indians off the island. Let up the bridge and burned down their houses!! After they helped build that island up!

[@dctornado46]

@@jupiterrisings2149 thanks for the info

[@jupiterrisings2149]

Sauce Em Dee no problem beloved

[@spiritofdixie2389]

Pahokee, FL - Home of Mel Tillis, born in Tampa, the famous country singer who stuttered when he talked due to Malaria when he was a kid, but, he could sing just fine. His daughter, Pam Tillis is from Plant City, FL.

[@theresacoringgray6885]

There is a video of Belle Glade called harvest of shame

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative entertaining.

[@iceandflames]

The best thing I did was move out this town and move to Hallandale beach Florida is better beautiful city good beaches and growing businesses and communities and a good nightlife.

[@VictoriaN72]

They should have never drained the Everglades😡

[@littlehummingbird1015]

Right...just what I thought when viewing this! They didn't know the damage they were causing. 🤔🤕. The narrator talks as though it was something to be proud of...which it proved to NOT be.

[@LearnwithJanice]

Hello from Kansas🇺🇸

[@GeoHvl]

My family moved to Clewiston in 1960. We lived there until 1968 moved to Georgia,

[@GeoHvl]

john patacco I was 6 thru 15. We would fish so much in the lake and the Rim Canal. I was young but it was then a great place for kids. My Dad and Mom worked at the hospital.

[@GeoHvl]

I said “was”

[@luigigreen9823]

@@GeoHvl how was the fishing in the lake? Would y'all catch plenty bass?

[@GeoHvl]

@@luigigreen9823 We caught Bass, but we went for Specs what most call Crappy. Monster bream. We had fish fries couple times every month. My Dad would take me to Everglades city for Tarpon on light tackle.

[@lawbanger4yahlawbanger4yah33]

Kidnapping how many?

[@freewilly5240]

Omg Ms. Dixion

[@Blaqdalia24]

Grew up in clewiston from 95 - 2002 then moved to west palm beach. It’s still divided as far as race there. The whites uptown and the blacks in Harlem. Til this day. They like it that way. I hated it. I had love for all. Glad i left♥️

[@yungduh2x827]

How do you feel about Moore haven

[@Blaqdalia24]

@@yungduh2x827 I didn’t spend much time there.

[@reginawilliams1398]

Nothing has a changed still divided. Unfortunately the residents in Harlem don’t want anything. They get treated disrespectful and they allow it .I could never stay in a town that still sell confederate flags they’re still stuck in the 1950’s

[@iceandflames]

Should have move to Hallandale beach it’s way better

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

Now you made another place worse.

[@julioaranton461]

I remember my blessed father telling me stories of Clewiston, where he worked in its sugar mills as well as the towns of Moore Haven, Talisman, Belle Glade after we left Cuba along w/thousands of others after the so-called farce of Castro's revolution which my parents/family members & friends turned out to be communists which eventually ruined our beautiful nation but thankfully the blessed U S A opened their hearts to us w/wide open arms to which I'll always be eternally grateful as I so miss & honor their memory for the rest of my days live in wonderful F R E E D O M!🙏⚘🌋🏞😘

[@julioaranton461]

(Type O, the new regime were of course "communists wolves in sheeps clothing" not my family/friends & those other brave souls who sacrificed everything/left it all behind w/a lot of us what little were allowed to take w/us by the new ruling thugs of the new regime).

[@luismarquez7917]

we share the same history. My father came from Cuba in the 60s and worked all his life for the tallisman factory mill as a machinist.

[@julioaranton461]

Thank you for remembering & sharing; I miss him & mom everyday more & more but take comfort in God's Promise of Eternal Reunion on a Higher Plane + the wonderful memories of the life I shared growing up around such incredible "Earth Angels"!🙏⚘

[@luismarquez7917]

@@julioaranton461 amen

[@freewilly5240]

Yea and they moved all the Blacks out to Harlem....Ask a black person from Clewiston we all lived in Harlem

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

You know why

[@runeguidanceofthenorse]

That's sooooo effed up. 😮😞 good ol' U.S. history 😞

[@babykata-dt3ys]

@@Fla5thgenTryMe confederate 😂😂😂😂

[@hillskeeprollin8941]

and indiantown fl

[@vnonkwinn6233]

Not as sweet as they imply......... I left Clewiston way back in 1956 when I was 2 or 3 years old, Good for me because I would not have survived the southern "Jim Crow Oppression of that era or this era. (Thx Mah) **BOSTON**

[@markconner3234]

Boo hoo

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

😂

[@carlosmuniz8259]

My family moved to clewiston after being kicked out of Cuba because they were against the Castro revolution

[@RelicSongRickstar]

This town does indeed have dark energy. The once beautiful lake Okeechobee is full or arsenic from U.S. Sugar. The fish are bigger due to the high amounts if mercury displacement in the water from the companies runoff. The Black and Hispanic communities are subject to environmental racism. With the Black Neighborhood having The U.S Company Blow harmful smokestacks over them. Most that come here have this presence lethargy cast over them.Please do not come to Clewiston and if you have kids please think of their future the High school Here never had a Rating Above C.

[@Kat_X085]

Wow the first thing you said really stood out to me! Because I've always gotten a weird vibe when I've in Clewiston and I've also read something about several people dying because if the sugar company and that there has been people who tried to sue the company for getting sick and they ended up mysteriously disappearing. All of those small towns in that area give me a eerie feeling especially that creepy abandoned hospital in Belle Glade!

[@jupiterrisings2149]

Racist asf I hate Clewiston and labelle Florida!!

[@shelleystiles466]

I was born and raised there... I left with my kids in 2008 they both had asthma and meds where so expensive but they where ok after I got them away

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Seems to be a common theme in the US. The environmental laws aren't as strict as they are in Europe. With corruption on top.

[@LoriAurora]

absolutely! dark energy like u said I couldn't say it better myself. clewiston and the towns that surround it are a black hole. I got out thank God

[@WilliamBray-h7p]

Home town of music producer legend Boebe Jones

[@wilderg6834]

They destroyed the Everglades with all the digging

[@spirituselectus7602]

All can say is somewhere along the way of hiring people First Bank forgot about the everyday working people

[@jtanimalchannel947]

This town have heavy dark Spirit s

[@jessestoker4101]

What do you mean by heavy dark spirit

[@Kat_X085]

Yeah you can just feel it.

[@LoriAurora]

@@Kat_X085 absolutely. it's a draining pure dark energy. a call that town a black hole

[@puffyhairboi]

I live there

[@joselmachuat22]

What does it means a dark spirit

[@memkev101]

Frankie N Jay

[@satellites407]

Stolen children?

[@lennyray42]

Human trafficking downplayed into heritage…

[@memkev101]

Okey Dokey

[@reyp4225]

If anyone is here for Professor jets class good luckkk

[@camentertainment9921]

Thanks !!

[@Norms77]

Why nobody talks about the horrible smell in this town? Or the people dying?

[@theresacoringgray6885]

The horrible smell happens to be the sugar mill

[@P_double_H]

People dying? Please elaborate.

[@ninacarranza5189]

😂😂😂😂

[@babykata-dt3ys]

​@@P_double_Hi assume it's from the carcinogenic nature of the smoke, or it could be some kind of crime or something else...

[@ninacarranza5189]

i call it c town😂😂😂

[@memkev101]

🙉🙉

[@ashjosephs4302]

Clewiston is a very racist town and I am speaking from experience.