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Jacksonville’s Civil War History Remembered in Little-Known Community of Mandarin

By Kathleen Walls

Maple Leaf Model in Mandarin Museum

This community preserves a unique glimpse of civil war history and the development of Jacksonville – from sunken ships to one of its most famous residents, author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Filed Under: Florida History Tagged With: jacksonville, mandarin

These Tallahassee Day Trips Detour from the Beaten Path

By Kathleen Walls

Bradfordville Blues Club

From living history to authentic blues — to Florida’s only private Frank Lloyd Wright home — here’s a roundup of Tallahassee’s coolest day trips and off-beat destinations.

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History

A Religious Massacre Haunts this Tiny Florida Island

By Kathleen Walls

Fort Matanzas

A notorious, massacre haunts Rattlesnake Island on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, just south of St. Augustine. A hint of those dangerous days lingers at Fort Matanzas, which was built protect the back door to Florida’s oldest city.

Filed Under: Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: fort matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

A History of Horrors at St. Augustine’s Medieval Torture Museum

By Kathleen Walls

Medieval Torture Museum

Next time you hear someone say “These shoes are torturing me!” send them to visit the Medieval Torture Museum. I’m not kidding. Saint Augustine’s newest museum is a look at a not-so-pretty past when there was no law against cruel and unusual punishment. Most museums containing antique items are filled with signs saying “Do Not […]

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History

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