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Bob Gernert
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Join date: Oct 15, 2024
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Apr 1, 2025 ∙ 5 min
The Roaring Twenties and the Florida Boom...
As Winter Haven entered the1920s the U.S. Census listed the population at 1597 people - a small but motivated populace that had embarked...
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Feb 28, 2025 ∙ 5 min
The Village Blossoms... A Decade Defines Winter Haven's Future
Polk County’s population increased by 93 percent between 1900 and 1910. Winter Haven’s population more than tripled from 429 to 1436...
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Jan 31, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Black History Month
WINTER HAVEN’S EARLY HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT Florence Villa Station In the late 1990s Winter Haven completed a series of...
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