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Grumman aircraft facility at Witham Field
The association of the area in and around Stuart with aircraft and aviation can be traced back to the early 1900s with…
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Stuart History
The people, places, events and buildings that shaped our town, from its pioneer days to today. Each page gives a short answer first, then the full story with sources you can check.
Stuart History list
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Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight Restaurants
Patricia Murphy, a notable restauranteur, well known for the famous Candlelight Restaurants and Gardens established in New York in the 1930s and…
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Settlers of the regions of Eden and Jensen
In the 1880s, long before Martin County was formed, the region of thick vegetation west of the Indian River and north of…
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Homes and buildings destroyed by fire in 1920s-1930s, part 2
Fire is necessary for man’s existence in a civilized world, but uncontrolled or sparked by accident, it can be devastating, often destroying…
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“Adam W. France’s Beautiful Apartments France’s Apartments: A Home in the Sou
The France Apartments, located on Frazier Creek, were built in 1926-27 by Adam Warren France to accommodate an increasing population and influx…
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JFK assassination
Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, began as a normal day in Martin County, the end of the work week for most, with pleasant…
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Kids’ fun and entertainment in Martin County, part 2
Stuart was indeed a small town in the 1950s and ’60s with some areas relatively undeveloped and few places for kids to…
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Kids: Fun and entertainment in Martin County
Once upon a time, in an era not so long ago, historically speaking, there were no computers, video games or other entertaining…
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Stories, legends, some facts and humor
There are many interesting stories, facts, some humorous situations and even a few legends with ghosts that can be told about the…
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Martin County bridges and bridge tenders
A bridge can be a vital and integral part of a town, but especially of importance in Martin County, which is essentially…
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Some of Martin County’s ‘firsts’ — Part 2
First Chautauqua program in Stuart Having begun in Chautauqua, N.Y., in 1874, the first program of education and entertainment, which would be…
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Noting some of Martin County’s ‘firsts’
It seems, for whatever reason, people are interested in ‘firsts’ for who, what when or where in a community, so an effort…