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Bob Gernert
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Join date: Oct 15, 2024
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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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Dec 1, 2024 ∙ 5 min
The Inmans and Florence Villa
FREDERICK INMAN, M.D. AND FLORENCE VILLA In 1887 Dr. Frederick William Inman and his wife Florence Jewett Inman came to the area from...
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Oct 28, 2024 ∙ 4 min
The Village is Platted and F.A.K. Harris Comes to Town
The railroad brought development to central Florida and Polk County. Travel guides and brochures from the 1870s and 1880s describe the...
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