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Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618583948
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the movie ghost towns of the Old West, the ghost towns in Florida don’t have tumbleweeds rolling on deserted dirt roads, abandoned wooden saloons, and lone drifters on horseback. Although the landscape may have dramatically changed, many of these once-thriving communities declined due to widespread economic changes, disastrous weather, company closings, or vital industries disappearing or moving elsewhere. In fact, some of these so-called ghost towns have been absorbed by larger cities still inhabited by Floridians today. In Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns, author Steve Rajtar takes readers decades back in Florida’s history to discover these ghost towns through the lens of two hundred black-and-white photographs—in some cases, the only remains of these forgotten towns. Explore the landscapes, houses, schools, businesses, organizations, places of worship, and people who once called these now-nonexistent towns home. Imagine what life was like in hundreds of these tight-knit communities as you explore a century and a half of this sunny, populous state that many still call home.

Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns

Author : Steve Rajtar
Publisher : Turner
ISBN 13 : 9781596525528
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns written by Steve Rajtar and published by Turner. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 photographs document the once thriving communities of Florida.

Old Parramore

Author : Dale Cox
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781448643738
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Old Parramore written by Dale Cox and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The town of Parramore was an important river boat port on Florida's little known stretch of the famed Chattahoochee river. When the last paddlewheel boat ended service in 1927, however, the community disappeared into the mists of time"-- Cover, p. 4.

Haunted Florida Ghost Towns

Author : Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781467156479
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Florida Ghost Towns written by Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon and published by History Press. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "ghost towns" brings to mind communities from the Old West where there were once bustling Boom Towns but today are abandoned and lonely pieces to the puzzles of the past. With this image ingrained into a person's mind, it is challenging to visualize ghost towns with sandy beaches and palm trees swaying in the wind. A little-known fact about Florida is it is home to more than 250 ghost towns, many of which remain the home for the spirits of former inhabitants, civil war deserters, pirates, and more. Haunted Florida Ghost Towns covers the many abandoned locations in the Sunshine State where paranormal entities are known to roam. Take a journey into the world of the supernatural and learn the history behind why Florida has so many ghost towns and the energy that remains to fuel paranormal activity.

Historic Photos of Tampa in the 50s, 60s, and 70s

Author : Steve Rajtar
Publisher : Historic Photos
ISBN 13 : 9781596528109
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Tampa in the 50s, 60s, and 70s written by Steve Rajtar and published by Historic Photos. This book was released on 2012 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, one could wander through the city of Tampa and experience a rich variety of architectural styles, businesses, languages, and traditions, all mixed in with first-class universities, hospitals, and museums. By the 1950s, the University of South Florida was founded, and Busch Gardens opened to locals and tourists alike. The 1960s ushered in a period of construction and entertainment, with residents visiting for the first time the Lowry Park Zoo, Curtis Hixon Hall, and “The Big Sombrero,” or Tampa Stadium. Like the rest of the country, the 1970s in Tampa was a time of continued modernization and expansion. Though not immune to crime or misfortune in the thirty-year span, Tampa is remembered in Historic Photos of Tampa in the 50s, 60s, and 70s as an attractive destination and place of residence, as seen through the lens of the camera, a modern city that continues to honor its historical roots.

Historic Photos of Florida Tourist Attractions

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618586262
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Florida Tourist Attractions written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, we're familiar with the major theme parks which charge families hundreds of dollars a day to wait in line for moments of thrills on technologically amazing rides. Florida, however, has been drawing tourists for centuries with simpler attractions which cost much less to view the animals or exhibits, or commune with nature. In Historic Photos of Florida Early Tourist Attractions, Steve Rajtar brings us back to the simpler ways early visitors enjoyed their time in the Sunshine State. Tour the state with photos of the tourist attractions which were here before Walt Disney World, in the days when a row of antique cars sufficed and tourists did not require constant action. See the wax figures which amazed visitors long before the invention of audioanimatronic mannequins. See what curiosities brought in the tourists and their dollars decades before today's theme parks dominated the billboards and themselves became worldwide vacation destinations.

Historic Photos of Florida Tourist Attractions

Author : Steve Rajtar
Publisher : Turner
ISBN 13 : 9781596524170
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Florida Tourist Attractions written by Steve Rajtar and published by Turner. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictures of the tourist attractions in Florida long before the theme parks arrived.

Color Photographs of the American West

Author : Eric Thome
Publisher : Color Photographs of the Ameri
ISBN 13 : 9781646333240
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Color Photographs of the American West written by Eric Thome and published by Color Photographs of the Ameri. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fine art photographs from the western United States of America; subjects include architecture, advertising, landscape, Native American rock art, neon signs, wildlife, and more. With over 50 full-page color photos on high-quality gloss paper by Eric Thome, from little known locations to famous sites.

Unloved and Forgotten

Author : Keith Dotson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578547046
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Unloved and Forgotten written by Keith Dotson and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over ten years, fine art photographer Keith Dotson has explored and photographed abandoned places in black and white. His first photo book, "Unloved and Forgotten: Fine Art Photographs of Abandoned Places," features a selection of the most intriguing and beautiful locations he found in his travels. It includes richly reproduced photographs of abandoned houses, schools, churches, barns, storefronts, and even entire abandoned towns.The book highlights fascinating locations like Adams, Tennessee (home of the infamous Bell Witch legend), and Cairo, Illinois, which has rapidly depopulated and is in the process of becoming abandoned. He offers concise backstories of several locations -- a deserted mining town in Arkansas, a forsaken 1952 Plymouth found crashed against a tree on a steep hillside in the woods, and a derelict high school building with a historic graveyard on its property. Included is a brief history of George L. Mesker and Company, the mail order business that sold ornate, prefabricated ironwork storefronts to small towns across America starting in the 1880s. Mesker storefronts can still be seen on many abandoned (and preserved) buildings. The 48-page book is lavishly illustrated throughout with Dotson's black and white photographs.

Ghost Towns of the West

Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760350418
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Towns of the West written by Philip Varney and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ghosts Towns of the West is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West! Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, American Indians, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential guidebook to the historic remains of centuries' past includes maps, town histories, color and historical photographs, and detailed directions to these out-of-the-way outdoor museums of the West. Plan your road trips by chapter--each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the Western range"--

More Treasures Shipwrecks Ghost Towns and Old Forts

Author : Pg Muckenhaupt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781086813487
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book More Treasures Shipwrecks Ghost Towns and Old Forts written by Pg Muckenhaupt and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes extensive information on Treasure, Shipwrecks all over the world, Ghost Towns in the State of Florida and a chapter on old Forts in Florida. It also contains an extensive reference and Bibliography list. A must for the library. Fourth book by PG Muckenhaupt. Copyright, all rights reserved.

Historic Photos of Orlando

Author : Joy Wallace Dickinson
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1596523255
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Orlando written by Joy Wallace Dickinson and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Orlando Reeves and the Seminole Indians, to Sea World and Disney World, Historic Photos of Orlando is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of ?The City Beautiful? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Orlando and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Orlando!

Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia

Author : Lisa M Russell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143966501X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia written by Lisa M Russell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archeologist reveals the mysterious world that disappeared under North Georgia’s man-made lakes in this fascinating history. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state’s controversial decision to dam the region’s rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever. Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants occasionally peeking up from the depths during times of extreme drought. The creation of Lake Lanier displaced more than seven hundred families. During the construction of Lake Chatuge, busloads of schoolboys were brought in to help disinter graves for the community’s cemetery relocation. Contractors clearing land for the development of Lake Hartwell met with seventy-eight-year-old Eliza Brock wielding a shotgun and warning the men off her property. Georgia historian and archeologist Lisa Russell dives into the history hidden beneath North Georgia’s lakes.

Haunted Monticello, Florida

Author : Betty Davis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625841558
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Monticello, Florida written by Betty Davis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-20 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the paranormal past of this panhandle town . . . Photos included! Monticello might sometimes seem like a quiet Florida panhandle town, but its history tells of a ghostly past stretching back to the early nineteenth century. Discover the stories behind the old blacksmith’s forge on Jefferson Street—where the chilling sounds of metal striking metal still ring out across the town—and the Hanging Tree, forever haunted by the ghosts of executed outlaws and lost Confederate soldiers. The Monticello Historical district contains over forty buildings dating back to the nineteenth century, and it is said that one out of every three buildings are haunted. Join local haunted tour guide Betty Davis and Big Bend Ghost Trackers as they reveal the amazing history of Monticello’s spookiest spots.

Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams

Author : Gary R Mormino
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813047048
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams written by Gary R Mormino and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida is a story of astonishing growth, a state swelling from 500,000 residents at the outset of the 20th century to some 16 million at the end. As recently as mid-century, on the eve of Pearl Harbor, Florida was the smallest state in the South. At the dawn of the millennium, it is the fourth largest in the country, a megastate that was among those introducing new words into the American vernacular: space coast, climate control, growth management, retirement community, theme park, edge cities, shopping mall, boomburbs, beach renourishment, Interstate, and Internet. Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams attempts to understand the firestorm of change that erupted into modern Florida by examining the great social, cultural, and economic forces driving its transformation. Gary Mormino ranges far and wide across the landscape and boundaries of a place that is at once America's southernmost state and the northernmost outpost of the Caribbean. From the capital, Tallahassee--a day's walk from the Georgia border--to Miami--a city distant but tantalizingly close to Cuba and Haiti--Mormino traces the themes of Florida's transformation: the echoes of old Dixie and a vanishing Florida; land booms and tourist empires; revolutions in agriculture, technology, and demographics; the seductions of the beach and the dynamics of a graying population; and the enduring but changing meanings of a dreamstate. Beneath the iconography of popular culture is revealed a complex and complicated social framework that reflects a dizzying passage from New Spain to Old South, New South to Sunbelt.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Author : Summer Paradis
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764345524
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Gone But Not Forgotten written by Summer Paradis and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New England has a long, rich history that can be experienced by visiting the abandoned villages, monuments, and cemeteries that cover the region. Here are 36 locations including a recent ghost town found in Connecticut, an eloquent 9-11 memorial in New Hampshire, a cemetery in Vermont that is more like an outdoor art gallery, the grave of an accused vampire in Rhode Island, an Island in Maine, whose residents were forced out by the state, and the New England Holocaust Memorial in Massachusetts. This handy pictorial guide includes visitor information, detailed directions, 180 color photographs, and the history associated with the towns, monuments, and cemeteries scattered across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Ghost Towns

Author : Ltd Publications International
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680228731
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Towns written by Ltd Publications International and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a historical and visual tour through ghost towns in North America. Find out what these communities were and what theyve become.