Saturday, February 16, 2019

Table of Contents and Introduction to Our History

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TABLE OF CONTENTS - History of the Palm Beaches Articles I. The First 'Palm Beachers' The Jeaga Indians of 'Aboioa': 151...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Glades, Lake Worth Share 'Father of Sugar's' Legacy

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By Bob Davidsson         A pioneer once known as the "Father of the Sugar Industry" in western Palm Beach County also designed an...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Samuel Colt Tests Repeating Rifles at Ft. Jupiter: 1838

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By Bob Davidsson          On March 11, 1838, firearms inventor and innovator Samuel Colt (1814-62) arrived at Fort Jupiter and tested his n...
Friday, December 7, 2018

Fort McRae: A Frontier Outpost on Lake Okeechobee

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By Bob Davidsson         Fort McRae was a hastily built wooden frontier outpost on Lake Okeechobee serving the U.S. Army as a supply depot ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Fort Jupiter During the Third Seminole War, 1855-58

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By Bob Davidsson         Unrelenting heat, an overextended supply line, swarms of mosquitoes and sand flies, debilitating "Jupiter Fev...
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Saturday, November 3, 2018

WPB Episcopal Church Becomes Historic Landmark

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By Bob Davidsson         For more than 100 years, the St. Patrick's Episcopal Church has served the spiritual needs of its congregation...
Saturday, October 20, 2018

Close Encounters with Cryptid 'Skunk Apes': 1972-78

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By Bob Davidsson         During the 1970s, more than a dozen sightings of the elusive "Skunk Ape," the Everglades version of the ...
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