Florida's Turnpike and Interstate System Map, 1967
Roads--Florida--Maps
Toll roads--Florida
Road map showing the Florida Turnpike, it's toll plazas, exits and service stations. The brochure was produced in 1967. Construction for the Florida Turnpike began on July 4, 1955 in response to unprecedented growth in population and tourism in Florida. Thomas B. Manuel, chairman of the Florida State Turnpike Authority and the "Father of the Turnpike," led planning and construction. The highway opened on January 25, 1957.
Original map, 1967: <a href="http://www.floridasturnpike.com/about_system.cfm" target="_blank">Florida State Turnpike Authority</a>: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<a href="http://www.floridasturnpike.com/about_system.cfm" target="_blank">Florida State Turnpike Authority</a>
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History Florida Chapter: National Association of Postmasters of the United States
Post offices
A history of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS), authored by Juanita S. Thompson, the association’s historian. This booklet contains different aspects of postal history with specific focus on Florida and its postmasters. The book begins with a brief summary of postal history dating back to 1775 and then transitions to the history of the Florida chapter, which was founded in 1935 as Chapter No. 10. There were 20 original charter members, led by O. B. Carr as President and Ernest L. Abel as Secretary-Treasurer. The history also includes highlights from each chapter President's tenure up through 1963.
Tucker, Juanita S.
Original booklet by Juanita S. Tucker: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
Buck, Texann Ivy
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Sanford Farmers Market is Third Largest in State: Annual Business is Around $700,000 in Florida Products
Sanford (Fla.)
Farmers' markets--Florida
Agriculture--Florida
Newspaper article in the <em>The Sanford Herald</em> on the Sanford State Farmers Market, which is the oldest of its kind in the state of Florida and was the third largest in 1941. The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry M. Papworth also contributed to the development of the market. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) authorized construction plans on June 11, 1934. On June 20, 1934, the City of Sanford donated a portion of the Alex V. French properties to the State Marketing Board, which selected the northwest corner of French Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The board approved the installation of telegraph and telephone equipment, as well as a three-pump filling station. The Sanford State Farmer's Market opened on December 18, 1934. By 1939, the Farmers' Market was bringing a total volume of business of $627,065.81. In 1941, business volume reached over $700,000. On April 4, 1957, a fire destroyed the building and caused damages estimated at $2.5 million. Reconstruction began almost immediately and the Farmers' Market was expected to re-open by the fall of 1957. In 1991, plans were created to restore, preserve, and convert the citrus packing house into a museum.
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "Sanford Farmers Market is Third Largest in State: Annual Business is Around $700,000 in Florida Products." <a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>, October 27, 1941, page 2: State Farmers' Market Collection, <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Sanford, Florida.
<a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>
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Sanford State Farmers' Market, Sanford, Florida