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Maribel Plantation house, c. 1942
Ruxton Plantation house. This property was located south of Eden, which is in the modern-day Jensen Beach area. Built by Sarah and John Lucas in the late 1800s. The Lucas family had the lumber for the house pre-cut in Baltimore and transported to the Eden area via ship. They named the property after their hometown of Ruxton, Maryland. The Lucas family grew pineapples.
It was purchased by Helen Saunders in 1899 and became one of the largest and most successful pineapple farms in the area.
The plantation was later sold in 1907 to Charles Edason and renamed "Maribel Plantation" for his wife, Marie.
Louis Bell Edason inherited the property after his father died in 1941. The house was damaged in the 1949 hurricane and lost the upper story. In about 1974, he renamed the property "Candy Bell Plantation" after his second wife, Constance.
In 1993, the house was moved to the rear of the property.
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Fulton sisters, c. 1924
Sisters Vermelle (bottom) and Hannah Fulton pose together next to a boat dock. According to a note on the back of the photograph, Hannah was 13 years old at the time, which would make Vermelle around 21 years old. Both sisters were long time Palm City residents. Vermelle started her career as a Palm City nursery schoolteacher and later took over the duties of the Palm City postmaster from the girls' mother, Ailene Fulton, who, according to the Stuart News (15 Sep 1985), served as the first postmistress in the country, starting in 1929. -
Posing at Pittman's Restaurant, 1941
Two young women pose with their thumbs out in front of Pittman's Restaurant in Stuart. On the left is Mary Catherine Stanger and Theada Thiboult is on the right. -
Donkey or mule drawn cart, c. 1905
Mule or donkey drawn cart with fruit or vegetables. Location unknown. -
Palm City Bridge, c. 1925
View of the Palm City bridge. The Palm City Bridge opened in 1919. It was designed by J.W. Bow and built by C.T. Dawkins Co. of Jacksonville. It was 2,600 feet long and was a bascule style drawbridge and was replaced in 1970. -
Sailfish catch pride, c. 1950
Man and woman hold up a sailfish on a boat. -
Fishing from her seat, c. 1950
Seated woman holds a fishing pole with both hands on a boat. -
R. R. Ricou & Sons Fish Co. buildings, c. 1925
Long pier with buildings.
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen and Eden On Florida's Indian River (p. 134) with the caption: "The R.R. Ricou & Sons dock and fish house, that stood across from the W.R. Tilton home on Indian River Drive, was destroyed by a West Indian hurricane on September 4, 1933." -
Couple next to a house, c. 1920
Man and woman stand next to a house near the water. -
Portrait in a yard, c. 1965
Man stands with a young woman in a yard or park.