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Henry Harjo, distinguished Creek Indian
Native American Indians, of numerous tribal groups, inhabited Florida for centuries. Actually, the Seminoles are comprised of members of several different tribes.…
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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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Cashel & Owen Murphy, innovator / collector
Cashel, the beautiful estate built in 1916-17 and originally owned by Martin Maloney, a prodigious entrepreneur and philanthropist, was purchased in 1952…
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Cashel, Martin Maloney’s palatial estate
Martin Maloney, tycoon, capitalist and philanthropist, was one of the area’s more notable and wealthy winter residents of the early 1900s, having…
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A brief history of 4th Street school buildings
Although not the first schoolhouse in Stuart, a two-story, four-room concrete block building on 4th Street opened in May 1909 with capacity…
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Willis Ball Family: Stuart pioneers’ story of success, tempered by tragedy
Willis Adams Ball, born March 4, 1855 in New Hampshire, married Irene May Bullock in September 1875 in her hometown of Marshfield,…
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Martin County teens in the rock ‘n’ roll era
Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock,” Elvis’ “Hound Dog” and the popularity of rock ‘n’ roll with the younger generation in the…
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The Devastating Fire of 1916 in Stuart
It was Saturday, the first of January, 1916, a fine, mild and beautiful day in Stuart to be enjoyed, perhaps, by some…
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Martin County ‘metamorphosis:’ St. Lucie Hotel Annex
The Hotel St. Lucie (St. Lucie Hotel) was built for Henry C. Feroe by contractor Sam Matthews and ready for the winter…
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Wright’s Fish Farm a global enterprise
Aquariums and the raising of tropical fish provide a relaxing and interesting hobby for many, but for the Wright family of Stuart,…
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Historical Vignettes Martin County: Students enjoyed out-of-class activities
What Stuart Elementary School student of the ’40s or ’50s could forget the annual class train trip to Jensen Beach or to…
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Stuart’s bandstands have been popular since 1912
A ‘bandstand’ was not necessarily only for musical entertainment, but several structures that served that purpose were erected in Stuart through the…
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Hugh L. Willoughby, renaissance man
Most residents of Martin County will recognize Willoughby as the name of a street in Stuart, but few probably know much about…