Fixtures for the First National Bank

The Apalachicola Times reported the following in its October 10, 1908, edition: MARSHALL & CO., are making fixtures for the First National Bank, of DeFuniak, consisting of counters, railings and cypress paneled petitions for three rooms, making altogether very handsome fittings. Historian Mark Curenton of Apalachicola provided additional information about… Continue reading

Wallace Bruce at the Chautauqua Hotel

In one of her “Bits and Pieces of Walton County History” columns, Anna Reardon wrote: “Wallace Bruce was born in Hillsdale, N.Y. on January 10, 1844. He was well-educated, graduating with honors from Yale University about 1868. . . . He married Anna Becker of Scodak Depot, N.Y. about 1870…. Continue reading