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Salerno: Benjamin W. Mulford’s Utopia
The small communities along the St. Lucie River were essentially wilderness regions in the 1890s, with very few families and homes. Potsdam…
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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.
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Encore: Stories of interest, fact and humor
Martin County is made up of more than attractive buildings, beautiful tropical landscapes, wildlife and gorgeous waterways. Ultimately, it is the people…
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Interesting stories, facts about Martin County
Practically every community, including Martin County, has some interesting or unusual facts and stories, humorous incidents, perhaps a colorful character or famous…
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Fergie Ferguson: star athlete, war hero
Forest King Ferguson Jr., a celebrated, honored hero of war and arguably one of the finest athletes of Stuart (Martin County) High…
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Stan and Bill’s Blue Goose and Pink Pony
Two very popular establishments in Martin County, owned at different times by the same partners, Stanley “Stan” Mistura and William “Bill” Bass,…
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Stanley Kitching’s St. Lucie River Yacht Club
In 1916 the town’s population was about 1,000 and the newly organized Stuart Yacht Club, a group of area pioneers whose interest…
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Kindreds were father and son Stuart grocers
There have been many grocery stores in Stuart through the years, a few of the earliest being M.R. (Morris) Johns & Sons,…
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Enchanting Bay Tree Lodge at Sewall’s Point
The rustic, tropical Bay Tree Lodge is situated on the Sewall’s Point peninsula, bordered by the beautiful St. Lucie and Indian rivers.…
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Photos valuable in documenting history
Much gratitude is due the photographers, professional and amateur, whose images have so eloquently documented, preserved, clarified and enhanced a facet of…
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Camp Murphy Closes; J. D. State Park
Camp Murphy and the Southern Signal School was essentially closed down by Nov. 30, 1944, under its final post commander Col. Louis…
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Camp Murphy and Signal Corps School
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Dec. 7, 1941, was totally unexpected and a horrific shock to the nation, resulting…
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Successful flower industry of Martin County
Martin County, Sailfish Capital of the World, has also been called, at different times, the Pineapple and the Chrysanthemum Capital of the…