Dr. Daniel McLean Campbell (August 28, 1833-January 27, 1922) operated the first pharmacy in DeFuniak Springs. He is buried in the Euchee Valley Cemetery in Eucheeanna.
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Letter from Annie Flournoy to Her Sister
DeFuniak Spgs. Fla. Nov. 29th, 1900 Mrs. S. P. McCaskill Dear Sister I have thought a long time I would write to you but I did not think I would every have to write and tell you about my lost one He was a loving Husband and a kind Father
Continue readingLocal 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 readingSunbright Manor
James T. Sherman of Brodhead, Wisconsin, was the original owner of the home that is now known as Sunbright Manor. Construction started on the house about 1886, and it was finished around 1890. Sherman, who was a successful merchant, used the house as the winter residence for his family. The
Continue readingLetter Written by Palmer College Teacher
[The following is a letter written by an English teacher who worked at Palmer College. “Hampden-Sidney” is a college in Virginia.] De Funiak Sprgs. Fla. Nov. 29, 1920. Dear Mr Simpson: – I am not sure as to whether I answered your letter of last January or not so I’ll
Continue readingTobacco Farms
The following item appeared in The Marlboro Democrat of Bennettsville, South Carolina, on July 19, 1889: Large tobacco farms, to be worked and managed by skilled Cubans, have just been established at De Funiak Springs, Fla. Tobacco grown there from Havana seed is said to be even finer and more
Continue readingThe Talk of the Day
The item below appeared in the New York Tribune on September 17, 1886. The De Funiak Springs Signal was a newspaper. The De Funiak Springs (Fla.) Signal calls St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, the Westminster Abbey of America, and appeals to Americans of all creeds to contribute to its restoration. [Contributed
Continue readingIndependence Day
The following item appeared in the Richmond Dispatch on July 4, 1886: Yesterday at Defuniak Springs, Fla., Independence-day was celebrated with the grandest ceremonies and largest crowd ever assembled in Florida. The gray and blue mingled in doing honor to the day. [Contributed by Robert Daniel]
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 readingConfederate Reunion
The following item appeared in The Chipley Banner on March 11, 1899: CONFEDERATE REUNION. Headquarters First Florida Brigade, U. C. V. Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 22, 1899. General Order No. 4: The Brigadier-Gen. commanding announces that the second reunion of the First Brigade, Florida Division, U. C. V., will take place
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