OLD FLORIDA IS tan bare feet. Turquoise waters. Pink motels. On cool evenings, it’s sweet tea on the porch of a rusty-roofed cabin. The smell of citrus blossoms. Banjos, harmonicas and fiddles. On a lazy Sunday, it’s quiet country roads with tunnel-like...
My American Guide entry about Coral Castle: http://textless.tumblr.com/post/76280822525/coral-castle-homestead-florida-right-from
Getting back into the swing of things, sorry for not responding to messages so I am playing catch up. I want to thank Rick for doing a great job running the blog the last few years. Old Florida never goes away, but it’s prone to a good nap here and there. Happy 2019 Tumblr! I’m looking forward to posting more soon, thanks for following.
(Source: floridamemory.com)
Wall Spring Palm Harbor
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On this date Tallahassee became the capital of Florida during the second legislative session. It was chosen as it was roughly equidistant from St. Augustine and Pensacola, which had been the capitals of the Spanish colonies of East Florida and West Florida. The first session of Florida’s Legislative Council—as a territory of the United States—met on July 22, 1822 at Pensacola and members from St. Augustine traveled fifty-nine days by water to attend. The second session was in St. Augustine and required western delegates to travel perilously around the peninsula on a twenty-eight day trek. During this session, it was decided that future meetings should be held at a half-way point. Two appointed commissioners selected Tallahassee, at that point an abandoned Apalachee settlement, as a halfway point. Text from wikipedia and image from the State Archives of Florida.
Lake life
Historic Downtown Orlando Walking Tour
Monkeys of the Silver River
