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AirDancer said:
Seems like an odd law....but I guess there were reasons for it at the time
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Save fuel, remember most plants were fossil fuel coal or diesel powered or oil.we do have trash burned power then .brush used to heat water for a turbine.blanding ,I think had one.big blue was a novel idea in its day.cng for power isn't new but wasn't around in the 40s.
 
jasonc said:
Save fuel, remember most plants were fossil fuel coal or diesel powered or oil.we do have trash burned power then .brush used to heat water for a turbine.blanding ,I think had one.big blue was a novel idea in its day.cng for power isn't new but wasn't around in the 40s.
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That makes sense, about saving fuel. Many of the country farmhouses in Illinois didn't have electricity - or telephones - until later on.
 
AirDancer said:
That makes sense, about saving fuel. Many of the country farmhouses in Illinois didn't have electricity - or telephones - until later on.
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https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000900.htm

Not that close to where I lived.bit the trillium route is the west limit near this. I believe fpl wasn't serving west vero until much later.its said that vero owned far more then currently west and sold it to fpl in the 70s.thar was about where I lived
90th ave .
 
jasonc said:
https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000900.htm

Not that close to where I lived.bit the trillium route is the west limit near this. I believe fpl wasn't serving west vero until much later.its said that vero owned far more then currently west and sold it to fpl in the 70s.thar was about where I lived
90th ave .
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That was fascinating history on the Treasure Hammock Ranch! Thanks!
 
AirDancer said:
It can be a challenge to keep track of members of a large family ... daunting, even!
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Sexton,bishops, and tripsons,all are kin to Waldo by marriage or sons of sexton who married them.
 
AirDancer said:
I think that's nice that some of the descendants are still ranchers/grove owners. That sort of family tradition isn't always kept.
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I was at the former location of a ranch thar was used by tripson dairy and is now a palm tree farm.I thought about taking photos
 
jasonc said:
I was at the former location of a ranch thar was used by tripson dairy and is now a palm tree farm.I thought about taking photos
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A palm tree farm would be a fitting tribute to a former dairy!
 
AirDancer said:
It looked like Natalie is Marygrace's daughter, but I could be wrong.

Cool info on the company!
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She,natalie,has ads on wscf a Christian station ,since it's a sexton .I will photo thus in a few weeks.the packing house is not far out of the way home from drill.

I will post it on fb as well.another grove sells there products.I think I mentioned that grove ,ponsietta groves,
 
jasonc said:
She,natalie,has ads on wscf a Christian station ,since it's a sexton .I will photo thus in a few weeks.the packing house is not far out of the way home from drill.

I will post it on fb as well.another grove sells there products.I think I mentioned that grove ,ponsietta groves,
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I recall you mentioned Ponsietta groves... provided a link to it, I think.
 
AirDancer said:
I recall you mentioned Ponsietta groves... provided a link to it, I think.
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Yes ,they sell orchid island products.a proper name as orchid island us the barriers island in my county and was the first area to sell,and produce citrus.
 
AirDancer said:
You are so fortunate to have access to fresh fruit!
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I haven't had real fresh oj in a long time.the pulp with seeds ,that fresh.citrus was so easy to get in my youth.

I'm just not into oj as I was.I had it last at Fort pickett
 
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