Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Oldest City in Polk County: Fort Meade, Florida--December 13, 1849

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Civil War and history buffs alike should make an assertive effort to visit a town called Fort Meade, located in interior Polk County in Cen...
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Battle of Bowlegs Creek: Fort Meade, Florida, April 7, 1864

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On April 7, 1864, a deadly skirmish occurred at Bowlegs Creek near Fort Meade, Florida when the Union Army, lead by Captain Green, raided t...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Edgar J. Watson’s Island Graveyard of Horror – Chokoloskee, Florida

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The small isolated island of Chokoloskee, Florida is a quant fishing town that is part of the Ten Thousand Islands, which in the late 19th ...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Cassadaga: Florida’s Oldest Spiritual Community in the South

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When walking through this quaint Victorian town of Cassadaga, it’s difficult to not admire its historic wood-framed vernacular buildings an...
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Hauntings at the Old Polk County Courthouse

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Many hauntings tend to be associated with human tragedy; although, this isn’t always the case. However, the Old County Courthouse has had i...
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Avon Elwood North and the Murder of Bettie Albritton

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Small towns carry dark secrets, as with this tale about Avon Elwood North, a mortician, who murdered his business partner, Bettie Albritton...
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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Women, Teaching, and the Importance in Education in the Late 1890’s: The Summerlin Institute, Bartow, Florida

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The Summerlin Institute was founded by Jacob Summerlin in 1867. Originally constructed as a wood-frame building, it began to deteriorate in...
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