Dakin Family in Georgetown
Dublin Core
Title
Dakin Family in Georgetown
Alternative Title
Dakin Family
Subject
Dakin, Florence
Description
The Dakin family in Georgetown, Florida. The family consisted of George W. B. Dakin and Anna Marie Olcott Dakin, along with their children: Florence Dakin, Leonard Dakin, Paul Dakin, and Jesse Messmore Dakin. The Dakins owned Racimo Plantation, an orange grove along the St. Johns River, in 1887. Within the next decade, Leonard Dakin developed the Racimo Plantation with 5,000 orange trees, 40 laborers, and a packinghouse. The grove was destroyed by a freeze in 1895.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
ca. 1887-1895
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1887-1895
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Has Version
"Dakin Family Picnic by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6943.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
364 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Georgetown, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Reagan
External Reference
"Florence Dakin picnicking with her parents at the Racimo Plantation - Georgetown Region, Florida." Florida Memory. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27452.
"George Dakin and his son Leonard (in buggy) at the Racimo Plantation - Georgetown Region, Florida." Florida Memory. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27460.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Dakin Family in Georgetown,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6942.