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Pioneers of Florida

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DR/ Count Odett Philippe (1780 - 1869)
Count Odet Philippe is undoubtedly one of the most interesting characters in the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. As the first non-native permanent settler in Pinellas County, considerable legend surroun...
James Aldridge Braddock (1851 - 1936)
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Charles Henry Cash (1847 - 1930)
Charles Henry Cash, one of the best known of the pioneer residents of the Fruitland Peninsula, died Sunday morning at his home at Crescent City, following a short illness. The deceased was 83 years of ...
Gardner Sheppard Hardee (1842 - 1926)
Brevet Major General George Mercer Brooke (1785 - 1851)
Mercer Brooke (October 16, 1785 – March 9, 1851) was a brevet major general in the U.S. Army. While a colonel, Brooke was ordered in 1823, along with James Gadsden, to establish a military presence in ...