Judith

2013 · 60731bd — Davenport Florida: Hands of Time Enterprises LLC 2013. Octavo softbound / paperbound stiff glossy full-color photograph illus. wrappers 373 pp. Illustrations throughout. Near Fine. Contents include: Davenport Unincoporated Area Served by Davenport Post Office Fort Davenport Lake Davenport Loughman Horse Creek; Before the Beginning 1500-1883; Geographical Features 1880; First Settlers 1880-1900; The Beginning 1883-1900; Neighboring Settlements; Settlements that Changed Names; Second Wave of Settlers 1900-1926; The Jamestown Community; Growth and Industry 1900-1920; World War I 1914-1918_; The Citrus Industry; The Cattle Industry; The Roaring Twenties 1920-1929; The Thirties and Forties 1930-1949; The Fifties and Sixties 1950-1969; The Seventies Eighties and Nineties 1970-1999; The New Century 2000-2013; Hometown People and Stories; Historic Buildings; Other Landmarks; Appendix 1: Florida Topographical Definitions; Appendix 2: Post Office Documents; Appendix 3: Helpful Information; Bibliography. From Introduction: The Heritage Trail from Horse Creek to Davenport follows the trails of Davenport’s history across northeastern Polk County through beautiful forests and over the sand hills. At first it was a faint trail traveled by the Indians and Spaniards. Later the army enlarged and added to the existing paths which were widened and paved. Steel rails created easier ways for early settlers to penetrate the interior of the state. There is much to see along the way and many interesting people to meet. Thank you for joining me on this journey. Welcome to Davenport! First I would like to clarify some ambiguous names such as the City of Davenport the two Lake Davenports and the two different names for Horse Creek. The designation for many of the roads may seem confusing. Even though my family arrived here in 1911 and I have lived here most of my life I was unsure about some of these issues. I have talked to many older residents eagerly gone to governmental agencies musuems libraries and on field trips searching for the answers to these and other questions. With each question answered the puzzle pieces have fallen into place and the picture has become clear. On this journey we can turn back the hands of time and experience history as it happened. For those who are new to the area I hope the information provided will help you find your way around northeast Polk County more easily. Information about the location of the neighboring villages and other documents may be found in Appendix 3. Hands of Time Enterprises, LLC, (2013). paperback books