1
100
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Dublin Core
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Title
Fort Pierce Collection
Alternative Title
Ft. Pierce Collection
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Description
Fort Pierce, also known as the Sunrise City, is the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida. Fort Pierce was first settle during the Second Seminole War in December of 1837. The fort was named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce. In 1901, the City of Fort Pierce was officially incorporated. During World War II, , the U.S. Naval Amphibious Training Base was established in Fort Pierce, marking the beginning of the city's population boom that would last throughout the 1950s.
External Reference
<span>Williams, Ada Coats. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53206814" target="_blank"><em>Fort Pierce</em></a><span>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.</span>
"<a href="http://cityoffortpierce.com/224/About-Fort-Pierce" target="_blank">ABOUT FORT PIERCE</a>." The Sunrise City: Fort Pierce, Florida. http://cityoffortpierce.com/224/About-Fort-Pierce.
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45847969" target="_blank"><em>St. Lucie County: History Alive</em></a>. Fort Pierce, Fla: St. Lucie County Historical Commission in cooperation with St. Lucie County Leisure Services, St. Lucie County Public Schools, and the St. Lucie Historical Society, 2000.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Original Format
1 newspaper article
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Title
Florida Progress
Alternative Title
Florida Progress
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Florida Citrus Exchange
Citrus--Florida
Description
A newspaper article published by <em>The Central Florida Press</em> on June 20, 1930. According to the article, the Fort Myers Growers' Association, which was a local unit of the Florida Citrus Exchange (FCE), was considering a proposal to build a packing, pre-cooling, coloring, cold storage, and canning plant in Fort Pierce, Florida. The article states that an appraisal of the proposed site, which was the Fort Pierce Financing and Construction Company's port pier, was expected to be made in mid-June by the American Appraisal Company.
Type
Text
Source
Original newspaper article: "Florida Progress." <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
Is Part Of
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674" target="_blank"><em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/164" target="_blank">Fort Pierce Collection</a>, St. Lucie County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Florida Progress." <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.
Coverage
Fort Pierce, Florida
Publisher
<em>The Central Florida Press</em>
Date Created
ca. 1930-06-20
Date Issued
1930-06-20
Date Copyrighted
1930-06-20
Format
image/jpg
Extent
178 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <em>The Central Florida Press</em>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <em>The Central Florida Press</em> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://florida.intercreditreport.com/company/fort-pierce-growers-association-008498" target="_blank">FORT PIERCE GROWERS ASSOCIATION</a>." intercreditreport.com. http://florida.intercreditreport.com/company/fort-pierce-growers-association-008498.
American Appraisal Company
citrus
FEC
Florida Citrus Exchange
Fort Myers Growers' Association
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce Financing and Construction Company
Ft. Pierce
packing
Packing-houses--United States
processing
processing industry
The Central Florida Press
-
https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8980e8c7e2e1dd2f2bf7c41583f1a650.pdf
83dff4749ba773e4b13df9e2a8ea5bdf
Dublin Core
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Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Alternative Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Subject
Oviedo (Fla).
Description
The Oviedo Historical Society Collection encompasses historical artifacts donated for digitization at the Oviedo Historical Society's History Harvest in the Spring semester of 2015.
The Oviedo Historical Society was organized in November 1973 by a group of citizens. The society is a 501(3) non-profit organization. Its purpose is to help preserve the community identity of Oviedo by collecting and disseminating knowledge about local history, serve as a repository for documents and artifacts relating to Oviedo history, promote the preservation and marking of historic sites and buildings in the Oviedo area and foster interest in local, state, national, and world history.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/128" target="_blank">Oviedo Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Oviedo, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=304" target="_blank">Dr. Connie L. Lester</a>'s Introduction to Public History course, Spring 2015
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>." Oviedo Historical Society, Inc. http://oviedohs.com/.
Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank"><em>Oviedo, Biography of a Town</em></a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979.
Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank"><em>Around Oviedo</em></a>. 2012.
"<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
"<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
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Title
Nelson and Company Packing Plant, 1979
Alternative Title
Nelson and Co. Packing Plant
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
Celery
Packing-houses--United States
Description
The Nelson and Company Packing Plant, located in what is now the Nelson and Company Historic District, in 1979. The company was Originally founded by Steen Nelson and Gus Nelson and called Nelson Brothers. The company changed its name to Nelson and Company after it became a three-way partnership between the brothers and Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. In 1923, Wheeler became sole owner after buying out the company. The 80-acre historic district was incorporated in September of 2001 and encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original black and white photograph, 1979: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
Requires
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/147" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society Collection</a>, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph, 1979.
Coverage
Nelson and Company Packing Plant, Downtown Oviedo, Florida
Date Created
1979
Format
image/jpg
Extent
224 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
External Reference
Rajtar, Steve. "<a href="http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Trail</a>". Steve Rajtar. http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html.
agriculture
celery
Downtown Oviedo
Nelson and Company
Oviedo
packing
packing plant
Packing-houses--United States
packinghouse
-
https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/dc5cc52c8f50bf3b71d13fbd5dd6e7b1.jpg
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Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Alternative Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Subject
Oviedo (Fla).
Description
The Oviedo Historical Society Collection encompasses historical artifacts donated for digitization at the Oviedo Historical Society's History Harvest in the Spring semester of 2015.
The Oviedo Historical Society was organized in November 1973 by a group of citizens. The society is a 501(3) non-profit organization. Its purpose is to help preserve the community identity of Oviedo by collecting and disseminating knowledge about local history, serve as a repository for documents and artifacts relating to Oviedo history, promote the preservation and marking of historic sites and buildings in the Oviedo area and foster interest in local, state, national, and world history.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/128" target="_blank">Oviedo Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Oviedo, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=304" target="_blank">Dr. Connie L. Lester</a>'s Introduction to Public History course, Spring 2015
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>." Oviedo Historical Society, Inc. http://oviedohs.com/.
Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank"><em>Oviedo, Biography of a Town</em></a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979.
Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank"><em>Around Oviedo</em></a>. 2012.
"<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
"<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Dublin Core
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Title
Nelson and Company Packing Plant
Alternative Title
Nelson and Co. Packing Plant
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
Celery
Packing-houses--United States
Description
The Nelson and Company Packing Plant, located in what is now the Nelson and Company Historic District. The company was Originally founded by Steen Nelson and Gus Nelson and called Nelson Brothers. The company changed its name to Nelson and Company after it became a three-way partnership between the brothers and Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. In 1923, Wheeler became sole owner after buying out the company. The 80-acre historic district was incorporated in September of 2001 and encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original black and white photograph: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
Is Part Of
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/147" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society Collection</a>, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Coverage
Nelson and Company Packing Plant, Downtown Oviedo, Florida
Date Created
ca. 1923-2001
Format
image/jpg
Extent
454 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
External Reference
Rajtar, Steve. "<a href="http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Trail</a>". Steve Rajtar. http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html.
agriculture
celery
Nelson and Company
Oviedo
packing
packing plant
Packing-houses--United States
packinghouse
-
https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1769178ac409778d72280a50fbcdaad0.pdf
22e6a00e5311a2ac87532e7b75406e81
Dublin Core
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Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Alternative Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Subject
Oviedo (Fla).
Description
The Oviedo Historical Society Collection encompasses historical artifacts donated for digitization at the Oviedo Historical Society's History Harvest in the Spring semester of 2015.
The Oviedo Historical Society was organized in November 1973 by a group of citizens. The society is a 501(3) non-profit organization. Its purpose is to help preserve the community identity of Oviedo by collecting and disseminating knowledge about local history, serve as a repository for documents and artifacts relating to Oviedo history, promote the preservation and marking of historic sites and buildings in the Oviedo area and foster interest in local, state, national, and world history.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/128" target="_blank">Oviedo Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Oviedo, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=304" target="_blank">Dr. Connie L. Lester</a>'s Introduction to Public History course, Spring 2015
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>." Oviedo Historical Society, Inc. http://oviedohs.com/.
Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank"><em>Oviedo, Biography of a Town</em></a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979.
Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank"><em>Around Oviedo</em></a>. 2012.
"<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
"<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Dublin Core
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Title
Lake Charm Fruit Company Packing House, 1942
Alternative Title
Lake Charm Fruit Co. Packing House
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Packing-houses--United States
Description
The Lake Charm Fruit Company Packing House, located along Geneva Road, on the south side of County Road 419 in Oviedo, Florida, in 1942. The Lake Charm Fruit Co. was established on January 22, 1923. Although the backside of the photograph states that the packing house burned down in the 1970s, it was actually destroyed in a fire in 1961. The company officially dissolved on October 21, 1974.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original black and white photograph, 1942: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
Requires
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/147" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society Collection</a>, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of Original black and white photograph, 1942.
Coverage
Lake Charm Fruit Company Packing House, Oviedo, Florida
Date Created
1942
Format
application/pdf
Extent
180 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Mediator
History teachers
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=OfficerRegisteredAgentName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=WARDHAROLDJR%200118480&aggregateId=domp-011848-215349ad-8d6c-42e2-91e8-2bae5e3d115f&searchTerm=Ward%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Harold%20Iii%20%20%20%20A&listNameOrder=WARDHAROLDIIIA%205030802" target="_blank">LAKE CHARM FRUIT COMPANY</a>." Division of Corporation, Florida Department of State. http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=OfficerRegisteredAgentName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=WARDHAROLDJR%200118480&aggregateId=domp-011848-215349ad-8d6c-42e2-91e8-2bae5e3d115f&searchTerm=Ward%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Harold%20Iii%20%20%20%20A&listNameOrder=WARDHAROLDIIIA%205030802.
"<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/1501" target="_blank">History of the Oviedo Fire Department Part I</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/1501.
County Road 419
CR 419
Geneva Road
Lake Charm Fruit Company
Lake Charm Fruit Company Packing House
Oviedo
packing house
Packing-houses--United States
-
https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/f246d09056e029796d229f372179933a.jpg
4ef21f45695aca8cf64ff1a902214c16
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Title
Avon Park Collection
Alternative Title
Avon Park Collection
Subject
Avon Park (Fla.)
Description
Avon Park was first settled in 1884 by Oliver Martin Crosby, a native of Connecticut who came to study wildlife in the Everglades. As president of the Florida Development Company, Crosby recruited settlers to the area, which was named Lake Forest in 1886. Avon Park was officially incorporated on January 1, 1926, and was named after the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, which was the home of many of its early settlers.
Contributor
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/165" target="_blank">Highlands County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Avon Park, Florida
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
Fenton, Horace J. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1855613" target="_blank"><em>History of Avon Park, Florida, 1886-1956</em></a>. New York: Vantage Press, 1958.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Text
1 newspaper article
Dublin Core
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Title
Avon Park Packing Houses
Alternative Title
Avon Park Packing Houses
Subject
Avon Park (Fla.)
Packing-houses--United States
Description
A newspaper article published by <em>The Central Florida Press</em> on June 20, 1930. According to the article, an individual (whose name is unreadable) arrived in Avon Park, Florida, on June 15, 1930. The article discusses the box-manufacturing capacity of a number of packing houses in Avon Park.<br /><br />Avon Park was first settled in 1884 by Oliver Martin Crosby, a native of Connecticut who came to study wildlife in the Everglades. As president of the Florida Development Company, Crosby recruited settlers to the area, which was named Lake Forest in 1886. Avon Park was officially incorporated on January 1, 1926, and was named after the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, which was the home of many of its early settlers.
Type
Text
Source
Original newspaper article: "Avon Park Packing Houses." <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
Is Part Of
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674" target="_blank">The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/166" target="_blank">Avon Park Collection</a>, Highlands County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of Original newspaper article: "Avon Park Packing Houses." <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.
Coverage
Avon Park, Florida
Publisher
<em>The Central Florida Press</em>
Date Created
ca. 1930-06-20
Date Issued
1930-06-20
Date Copyrighted
1930-06-20
Format
image/jpg
Extent
126 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Mediator
History teachers
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <em>The Central Florida Press</em>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <em>The Central Florida Press</em> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
External Reference
Fenton, Horace J. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1855613" target="_blank"><em>History of Avon Park, Florida, 1886-1956</em></a>. New York: Vantage Press, 1958.
Avon parks
Blue Goose
fruit
Gregg
John Maxcy
Lakemont Packing Company
packing
packing houses
Packing-houses--United States
The Central Florida Press
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Dublin Core
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Title
Fort Pierce Collection
Alternative Title
Ft. Pierce Collection
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Description
Fort Pierce, also known as the Sunrise City, is the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida. Fort Pierce was first settle during the Second Seminole War in December of 1837. The fort was named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce. In 1901, the City of Fort Pierce was officially incorporated. During World War II, , the U.S. Naval Amphibious Training Base was established in Fort Pierce, marking the beginning of the city's population boom that would last throughout the 1950s.
External Reference
<span>Williams, Ada Coats. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53206814" target="_blank"><em>Fort Pierce</em></a><span>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.</span>
"<a href="http://cityoffortpierce.com/224/About-Fort-Pierce" target="_blank">ABOUT FORT PIERCE</a>." The Sunrise City: Fort Pierce, Florida. http://cityoffortpierce.com/224/About-Fort-Pierce.
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45847969" target="_blank"><em>St. Lucie County: History Alive</em></a>. Fort Pierce, Fla: St. Lucie County Historical Commission in cooperation with St. Lucie County Leisure Services, St. Lucie County Public Schools, and the St. Lucie Historical Society, 2000.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Text
1 newspaper article
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Title
Fort Pierce Growers' Association
Alternative Title
Fort Pierce Growers' Association
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Florida Citrus Exchange
Citrus--Florida
Description
A newspaper article published by <em>The Central Florida Press</em> on June 20, 1930. According to the article, the Fort Pierce Growers' Association, which was a local unit of the Florida Citrus Exchange (FCE), was considering a proposal to build a packing, pre-cooling, coloring, cold storage, and canning plant in Fort Pierce. The plan would have required a loan from the Federal Farm Board.<br /><br />The Fort Pierce Growers' Association was incorporated on December 10, 1917. Located at 18 Fisherman's Wharf in Fort Pierce, Florida, Philip C. Gates, Sr. served as the president and director of the business; Norman W. Platts as its vice president and director; and James A. Kerce the' secretary, treasurer, and agent at the time that it became in active in 1983.
Type
Text
Source
Original newspaper article: "Fort Pierce Growers' Association." <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
Is Part Of
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674" target="_blank">The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/164" target="_blank">Fort Pierce Collection</a>, St. Lucie County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of Original newspaper article: "Fort Pierce Growers' Association." <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.
Coverage
Fort Pierce Growers' Association, Fort Pierce, Florida
Publisher
<em>The Central Florida Press</em>
Date Created
ca. 1930-06-20
Date Issued
1930-06-20
Date Copyrighted
1930-06-20
Format
image/jpg
Extent
177 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Mediator
History teachers
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <em>The Central Florida Press</em>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <em>The Central Florida Press</em> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://florida.intercreditreport.com/company/fort-pierce-growers-association-008498" target="_blank">FORT PIERCE GROWERS ASSOCIATION</a>." intercreditreport.com. http://florida.intercreditreport.com/company/fort-pierce-growers-association-008498.
citrus
FCE
Federal Farm Board
Florida Citrus Exchange
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce Growers' Association
Ft. Pierce
growers
packing
Packing-houses--United States
processing
processing industry
The Central Florida Press