[R.] E. L. McCaskill, Freeport Florida double cousin to John Walton [McCaskill] Accession No. 2016-3-6: Anonymous Donor]
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Local Boys in CCC at DeFuniak Camp
The Washington County News of Chipley, Florida, reported the following in its January 21, 1937, edition: Sixteen white boys and eight colored boys from this county were enlisted in the CCC Camp at DeFuniak Springs on January 11th, through local relief agencies, it was announced this week. These boys are
Continue readingColonial Chipley Memorial Service
The following item appeared in The Chipley Banner on February 26, 1898: Rev. Madison C. Peters of New York City delivered a beautiful and impressive sermon at the tabernacle Sunday. The music was very pretty also. At 3 o’clock a memorial service was held in honor of Colonel W. D.
Continue readingGulf Coast (all rail) Route
The advertisement below is from The American Angler, January 24, 1885, page 63. The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad ceased to exist and was incorporated into the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in July 1885. Gulf Coast (all rail) Route The Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad). The only route from the
Continue readingEarly Plans for St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church
The following is from the “Report of the Archdeacon of the Western Convocation” from the Journal of the Forty-sixth Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Florida, held in Fernandina, Florida, May 1 – 4, 1889, page 22. The Archdeacon was P. H. Whaley. The DeFuniak
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