On Tequesta, and later Seminole, lands was opa-tisha-wocka-locka, or “high ground amid the swamp on which there is a camping place.” Then the Roaring Twenties and great Florida Land Boom came, and it was swallowed […]
Tag: Transportation
January 28, 1986: The Challenger Disaster
Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the Challenger Disaster. NASA shuttle orbiter mission STS-51-L marked the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-99). The shuttle carried five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists, including Francis […]
Flight One: The First Scheduled Airline Service in the World
The railroads of Henries Plant and Flager. The Shuttles of Florida’s Space Coast. The Monorails of Disney (the most heavily used monorail system in the world, thank you very much). Florida’s contributions to innovative methods […]
On This Day: The Orange Blossom Special
On this day in 1925, the Orange Blossom Special set off from New York on its maiden voyage to Florida on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. No doubt buttressed by the success of Henry Flagler, […]
Archive Dive: Who registered the first vehicle in Leon County?
The State Library and Archives of Florida has over 300,000 individual records housed in various collections, many of which have been digitized and are publicly accessible via floridamemory.com. These resources can be invaluable to research, […]
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