Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. The Dixie Plantation is 9,100 acres located in the heart of the Red Hills Region in Jefferson County. When Gerald Livingston bought the plantation before the name…
Category: History
Monticello’s hero: Ernest “Boots” Thomas
Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. On Feb. 23, 1945, Ernest Thomas, also known as “Boots”, with 40 brave Marines and surrounded by enemies firing, climbed on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, Japan…
Who was Fred Mahan?
Remembering the man who brought beauty to Jefferson County Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. He was born on Oct. 6, 1886, in Dodge City, Kan., and died on March 12, 1960, in…
The Tungston Plantation of Capps: a plantation with its own town
Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. In Jefferson County, there once was a plantation that was its own town… The plantation was located in Capps, Fla., just a couple of miles south of…
A historical landmark: Lloyd Station is oldest brick depot in Florida
Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. The Lloyd Railroad station was built in 1858 by the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad, prior to the American Civil War. At its construction, the Lloyd Railroad station…
It happened on the
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. July 4, 1054 – The brightest known supernova – SN 1054 – is reported by Chinese astrologers. The remnant of the supernova is now known as the…
Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: The shot heard around the world
Mickey Starling Columnist Being raised in the South means certain things come with the territory. Sweet tea, cane syrup and grits are considered staple items. However, it is a little known fact…
This month in history
June 14, 1775 – The first U.S. Military service, the Continental Army consisting of six companies of riflemen, was established by the Second Continental Congress. The next day, George Washington was appointed…
Frank “Buddy” Ebsen
Biography Courtesy of Wikipedia Buddy Ebsen was an American actor and dancer whose career spanned seven decades. His most famous role was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly…
Snippets in Time
March 15, 1858: After fighting American troops for almost 25 years, Billy Bowlegs, the Seminole chief who led the resistance to relocation in the Second and Third Seminole Wars, and his followers…
Prominent women of American history
Elizabeth Glover (c. 1600-1643) Elizabeth owned the first printing company in America. Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) Anne was a poet of the 17th Century. Henrietta Johnston (c. 1633-1729) Henrietta was an artist. Abigail…
People Making History
Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes was born in 1485 into a noble family in Spain (he is sometimes called Hernan). Cortes was an educated man and for a time he studied law at…
Way Back When
October 26, 1938 Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Shuman moved into their new home on N. Jefferson, the recently purchased Stephens duplex. October 26, 1948 Jefferson County has 46 students enrolled at Florida…
History for May
Aboriginal History for May May 14, 1607: Jamestown, VA, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded in the heart of the Powhatan chiefdom. At first, the colonists, decimated by…
WAY BACK WHEN
May 2, 1938 Gift and flower store Gelling’s Flower Shop opened to the community for the first time. May 2, 1958 Tom Braswell, Monticello postmaster, was elected vice president of the Florida…
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