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Packing house, c. 1885
Labeled: "Palmetto thatched packing hut in Eden FL. Will Richards kneeling and Harry besides tree." Several people work packing fruit in front of a hut. -
Eden Grove House, c. 1900
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen and Eden on the Indian River (p. 2), with the caption: "Robert M. 'Doc' Pitchford found the Eden Grove House register and an album of Lucie Richards LeTournean's published letters tucked in the rafters of the old Richards home."Tags Hotels -
Pineapple harvesting in Eden, c. 1900
Men harvesting pineapples on Thomas Richards' fields. -
Memories of Eden : a young girl's letters about life in South Florida's frontier from 1880 thru 1888 by [Lucie E. Richards LeTourneau (1860–1934)]; edited by Raymond Richards Brown.
A collection of letters written by Lucie Richards who lived at Eden (near Jensen Beach, Florida), expressing the perceptions of a teenage girl from an urban area (Newark, NJ) living in a then-remote section of Florida. Letters are concentrated in the first few years. Lucie was the daughter of Thomas E. Richards, who in about 1879 homesteaded a large tract of land (near what is now Jensen Beach), establishing a pineapple plantation and called it Eden. His daughter, Lucie, arrived in January 1880 when their home, "Eden Grove House," was being constructed. This house took guests and the settlement grew around them. In November 1887, she married Joseph Howard LeTourneau and after her mother's death in 1905, they bought out the other inheritors of Eden Grove House, which stayed in the Richards' family for decades.Tags Florida-Eden -
Thomas E. Richards with Eden Grove guests, c. 1895
Thomas E. Richards posed with guests, pineapples, and mangoes, on the railcart used to shuttle pineapples. -
Jupiter Lighthouse, Opposite Jupiter Inlet, c. 1890
Jupiter Lighthouse and three houses near pier. Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Unknown photographer, perhaps Hine; engraving by Photo Tint Engraving Company. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/ -
Peck's Landing, Jupiter Narrows, Indian River, c. 1890
Small rowboat in water. Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Unknown photographer, perhaps Hine; engraving by Photo Tint Engraving Company. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/Tags Boats -
Confluence of the Indian and St. Lucie River, c. 1890
Sailboat on St. Lucie River. Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Unknown photographer, perhaps Hine; engraving by Photo Tint Engraving Company. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/ -
At Captain Richard's Plantation, Eden, c. 1890
Thomas E. Richards and a young boy watch the packing of pineapples into crates. Richards arrived in 1879, purchased land thirteen miles south of Fort Pierce, and named it "Eden." He established a successful pineapple farm and his home, "Eden Grove House," served as a hotel.
Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Unknown photographer, perhaps Hine; engraving by Photo Tint Engraving Company. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/ -
Map of the Indian River Country, c. 1890
Map of the east coast of Florida, including Titusville to Juno in the south. Includes Ankona, Eden, and Waveland. Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/Tags Maps