Town of Zephyrhills Postcard

Town of Zephyrhills Postcard

Zephyrhills Postcard

Zephyrhills (Fla.)

A postcard depicting the developing town of Zephyrhills, Florida. Before the town was officially established in 1910, a man named Simon J. Temple purchased 280 acres of land in the area and named it Abbott. The land was used for farming citrus and lumber. In 1909, Captain Howard B. Jeffries, a veteran of the Civil War from Pennsylvania, purchased the land to create a settlement for Union Civil War veterans. He changed the name of the town from Abbott to Zephyrhills. The town was officially incorporated in 1914. The town continued to be a major lumbering industry into the 1920s and 1930s.
On the back of the postcard is a handwritten message addressed to Miss Jennie [...] of Albany, NJ. At the bottom of the address section is a code of "R. F. D X 1". The message reads, "March [7]. Zephyrhills, Fla. My dear Jennie, At last I will send you a little token of life. This card shows you where I am. This is a fine day. The mocking bird has been singing all day. I am fine and hope the same for you dear. With love to all..."
This postcard is part of a private collection kept by Roger Hipel of St. Cloud, Florida.

Original 5 x 3 black and white postcard: Private Collection of Roger Hipel.

1915-03-08

1915-03-08

Roger Hipel Collection, St. Cloud Collection, Osceola County Collection, RICHES.

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Williams, Rachel

Private Collection of Roger Hipel

Wise, Madonna Jervis. Images of America: Zephyrhills. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2010, 7-8.