Photographs the forgotten post office

[jasonc]

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I am now a memory
I,served the people of winter beach for years
I was faithful for 40 plus years
I,am near the house whereby my postmaster lived in
I,am even close to the old star route from ft.drum to the dock that once was
I,am near a old general store that was often visited by weary farmers.
I am near much more history that goes way back
I,am on the old us1
I,am near the old gas station that is now a house .

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[Barbarian]

Jason, you've put a lot of research into this. Have you considered compiling the photos and stories into a book? If there's a local historical society, you might get some idea of the interest for that.

 

[jasonc]

Jason, you've put a lot of research into this. Have you considered compiling the photos and stories into a book? If there's a local historical society, you might get some idea of the interest for that.

that info is from a few histiorical societies ,i tied in ft.drum to quay dock road ,its near by (quay dock road ).the other part to ft.drum no longer exists .that came from st.Lucie ,Okeechobee and Indian river county societies .I tied in,a few local family stories ,the duke family who lived next door and the general store building which still stands .the old us1 is the current old Dixie ,the road was shifted east .
funny I was at an identical post office on the beach to this and thought of this photo .

 

[jasonc]

oh and my in laws are tied to ft.drum ,old Tampa ,Starke and okeechobee,late 1890s ,or if the padget ,married in to my aunt in law ,ft.drum ,Okeechobee ,Kissimmee pioneer family after the civil,war . my aunt in law and my self will peruse her books on family history then I go find their graves if close .this photo is of ora mae hancocks and her grand kids ,all,alive but she died in 1976.correction per my wife

ora mae born in tampa I, 1905 one of nine Miller's .

 

[jasonc]

Jason, you've put a lot of research into this. Have you considered compiling the photos and stories into a book? If there's a local historical society, you might get some idea of the interest for that.

this one was demolished ,I decided I better go photo the sister derelict ,each of them I did visit the first to go of these was the Gifford one .I went with my parents ,the next one was the wabasso one and lastly the winter beach one closed on 08.

 

[jasonc]

Barbarian I took a photo of the beach one like these and will make another thread on them