Speedy’s Inn & The Lighthouse Restaurant
Harry Miles Speedy, born in 1873 in Cherry Tree, PA, wife Margaret and daughter, Dorothy, settled in Stuart in 1915, where a…
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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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‘Charles H. Racey, Pioneer of Waveland’
William H. Racey, Charles’ father, was an adventurer from New York who came to Florida in the 1850s. He had secured acres…
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The Dixie Pelican, Grand Hotel in Stuart
In February 1924, during the height of the Florida land boom years, Samuel W. Hind, a builder from Chicago, had a concept…
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‘Sailfish Lodge, a Sportsman’s Paradise’
Set back in the peaceful woods of Palm City on the South Fork of the St. Lucie River, a rustic retreat was…
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Chisholm’s Grill, a popular Stuart eatery
Chisholm’s Grill, which began as a simple hamburger stand on Old Dixie Highway in Stuart in September 1927, was owned and operated…
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Stuart Woman’s Club, 100 years of progress
A club whose sole purpose was the betterment of the community began with a meeting of 29 female pioneers almost a hundred…
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Bittan & Taylor’s El Bit-Lor Apartments
The exciting, glamorous era of the roaring ’20s was one of opulence and grandeur. The Florida land boom’s effects in Stuart had…
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Troup and Indiantown’s Circle-T Rodeo
In the 1940s, much of Martin County was undeveloped, especially in the western sector which was mostly sparsely inhabited ranch, farm and…
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Fern Hill Cemetery and Lucien Gregorie
Stuart had no public cemetery before 1905. Burials were either out of town, at Waveland in Jensen or in family plots on…
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The Stuart Post Offices: 1925 to 2012
The Stuart Post Office at St. Lucie and Flagler Avenues had served the community well for almost a decade. However, with the…
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The Stuart Post Offices — 1890s to 1925
Traditionally, once a community had been established, a post office was usually designated for the processing and transfer of incoming and outgoing…
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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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