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Bob Gernert
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Join date: Oct 15, 2024
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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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Dec 30, 2024 ∙ 4 min
Snell's Bank, Salted Hides and Seven Saddles
HENRY SNELL OPENS WINTER HAVEN’S FIRST BANK In 1892 a man named Henry W. Snell left his home in Georgia and relocated to the Polk County...
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