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Col. Roscoe Turner, 1961

Portrait of Col. Roscoe Turner during a stay at the Royal Poinciana Cottages in Jensen Beach during February 1961. The renowned aviator and stunt pilot often spent winters in Martin County and built a winter home on Hutchinson Island around 1968.

Tags Air pilots, Florida-Jensen Beach, Stunt performers

Capt. Francis Adams plaque, c. 1980

Plaque reads "In Honor Of Captain Francis Alexandre Adams. Soldier - Humanitarian 1874 - 1975."

Tags Florida-Stuart, Plaques

Salerno railroad station, c. 1920

The Southern Express Company railroad station in Salerno.

Tags Buildings, Florida-Port Salerno, Railroad stations

Stuart railroad station, c. 1915

The Stuart train station, photographed by Charles Hancock of the Stuart Camera Shop (1914-1921). Labeled Stuart Camera Shop 2845

Tags Buildings, Florida-Stuart, Railroad stations

Hobe Sound railroad station, 1966

The F. E. C. railroad station in Hobe Sound. The structure has been relocated to multiple locations since it stopped serving as a train station since the 1960s. Since January 2025, the Hobe Sound railroad station resides between Mercury and Venus streets, near the neighborhood of Zeus Park in Hobe Sound.

Tags Buildings, Florida-Hobe Sound, Railroad stations

Railway ticket, c. 1945

F. E. C. railroad ticket, coach class from Stuart to Jensen. Ticket printed with signature from the General Passenger Agent (St. Augustine, Fla.), Geo. L. Oliver. Oliver served as the General Passenger Agent for the FEC railroad during the 1940s.

Tags Florida-Jensen Beach, Florida-Stuart, Railroads, Tickets

Jupiter railroad station, 1966

The F.E.C. railroad station in Jupiter. The station closed in the mid-1960s, then moved to become a private residence in Tequesta. In 2012, it was moved to Sawfish Bay Park in Jupiter.

Tags Buildings, Florida-Jupiter, Railroad stations