The Florahome, Florida History Page

No this isn't the Florahome, Florida haunted house page, but Florahome does have its share of ghosts and a few may even materialize if word gets around. One of the reasons people visit a site like Florahome USA is out of curiosity about the history of the place. There have already been a few posts on the history of Florahome but having a central location linking them all will hopefully make it more convenient. Links found on the web concerning Florahome's history can also be added. The Florahome Florida history page is also an open invitation to anyone who would like to contribute their own version of the Florahome story. That could be an account of how you came to move here just a week ago, or a family history in the area going back generations. If you would like to share any photos, please make sure they are not subject to copyright and also keep in mind that this is a family oriented site so please make sure the language is appropriate. When your contribution is posted, a link will be added right here on the Florahome, Florida history page. By the way, if anyone recognizes the house at the top of the page, please send an e-mail. It was taken just west of Coral Farms Road near the Georges Lake area some time in the 1970s.

From the developers of Florahome:

Our settlements are invariably comprised of the better class of industrious, temperate, God-fearing people such as make good neighbors and a thrifty intelligent community. We insert a prohibitory liquor clause in every deed to keep out saloons.
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(it doesn't say anything about a Kangaroo Express)

Florahome's Native American History - posted Dec. 4, 2010
Florahome, Florida - Dec. 29, 2010
Florahome is Changing - Dec. 10, 2010
A Florahome Landmark - Dec. 17, 2010
Florahome Fall Heritage Festival
Friends of Florahome
Florahome Station
Photos of the Strickland, and Cottingham families.
Florida's History

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DIG UP THE PAST!

My name is Gregg and being a lover of History along with being an avid metal detectorist, I've combined these two great hobbies to help preserve our past. I love finding history behind an old town or neighborhood, talking with folks living there and listening to their story! It's a great opportunity to metal detect their old farm, grandma's yard or maybe an old park they remember that's now only woods. Finding those pieces of history, they can then be restored or at the very least saved for future generations. I do this all for free as I hope to one day be able to look back with children, grandchildren, and future generations to see what we saved to be remembered. Feel free to contact me via my email greggp71@yahoo.com and depending on work schedule, family functions, etc we can set up a date and time to walk your property, discuss the historical aspect of it, etc.
Sometimes I do bring a Co-Worker/ Detecting partner as his families history from the civil war is what brought him to the hobby. Any questions....just email - I check my email daily. Thank you for your time.

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Native American Indian History - Florahome, Florida

  Artifacts  - Florahome, FL

The Native American 'Indians' now known as the the Timucua were the original inhabitants of the Florahome, Florida area and lived in a region extending from Southeast Georgia to Northeast and North Central Florida. Evidence of the Timucua recovered from the Florahome area include pottery artifacts as well as a dugout canoe now featured in the new “Dugout Canoes: Paddling Through the Americas,” exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. Sadly, from their first encounter with Europeans in 1513, the Timucua as a people were doomed to extinction succombing to disease, wars and enslavement. According to Wikipedia, there were no more than five left when Florida was acquired in 1821. Wikipedia is probably the best resource on the web for an overall account of the history and culture of the Timucua. Other places to visit either on the web or in person to learn more about the Timucua, are the Florida Living History website, the Old Florida Museum in St. Augustine, the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Jacksonville, and of course the Florida Museum of Natural History has many more artifacts and is a great place to explore Florida's past.

For a more in depth study of the Timucua, you might also like to read The Timucua (Peoples of America) by Jerald T. Milanich or the Ripley P. Bullen two book series, The Timucuan Chiefdoms of Spanish Florida and The Timucuan Chiefdoms of Spanish Florida Volume II. Florida resident, Fredric Hitt has also written 3 fictional accounts of the Timucua beginning with Wekiva Winter, followed by Beyond the River of the Sun and The Last Timucuan. There is also a book for younger readers - The Timucua Indians - A Native American Detective Story for ages 9-12.

NEW from Florahome USA
For more on Native American Indians in Florida, you can read Florahome USA's second post on the subject - William Bartram - The Florida Indians

Also on Florahome USA:
The Florahome, Florida History Page