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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Vignettes
Small stories. A bigger picture of Stuart.
Step back in time to learn about the unusual, the forgotten and some of the fascinating people, events and places from Martin County's history. These historical vignettes were written by Greg and Alice Luckhardt of Stuart and were published in the "Your News" section of Stuart News and TCPalm.com (discontinued).
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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…
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The ambitious Morris R. Johns family
Morris Rayford Johns, son of Cornelius and Zilpha, was born in Orlando on Sept. 9, 1867, one of five children. Cornelius (Jr.)…
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