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Christian Endeavor Hall, c. 1910

Photograph of postcard. Christian Endeavor Hall was purchased by the Stuart Woman's Club as meeting space and library. It was destroyed in the 1933 hurricane.

Tags Buildings, Churches, Historic sites, Libraries

Fire at freight depot, 1933

A fire broke out at the FEC freight depot in Stuart on Monday, July 10, 1933. The fire was accelerated and made harder to extinguish because flammable building materials for the St. Lucie River (Roosevelt) Bridge were being stored at the depot. The fire also led to delays in the bridge's construction. The cause of the fire was never determined.

Tags Buildings, Fires, Railroad stations, Smoke

Large gathering, c. 1925

Large crowd of people gathered.

Tags Automobiles, Crowds

Painted portrait of The McPhersons, c. 1900

Portrait painting of Stuart area pioneers, Robert and Marcia McPherson, who came to the area in 1891 to start a pineapple plantation.

Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 103) with the caption: "Scotsman Robert McPherson left Douglas, Nebraska, and settled on the St. Lucie River with his wife and younger children in 1891. In 1897 their son Charles and his family, and his married daughter Katie Witham and her family joined them. This portrait of Robert and Marcia McPherson was originally made for a Florida East Coast Railway pass."

Tags Older people, Pioneers, Settlers

Early Flagler Avenue postcard, 1903

Print of early Flagler Ave. (Railroad Ave.) postcard with Kitching fruit store and Geo. W. Parks General Merchandise store.

Tags Buildings, Postcards, Store & shops

Schoolchildren, c. 1925

Portrait of schoolchildren with their teacher in front of an unidentified building. John Dunscombe identified to the left of the teacher.

Tags School children, School class portraits, Teachers

Jensen business district before the fire, c. 1905

Buildings in downtown Jensen before the 3 May 1908 fire, which destroyed most buildings in the town, including stores, warehouses, and train depot. James Neal General Merchandise in view on left and the Jensen Trading Co. is on the right (immediately behind the railroad tracks). The Jensen post office located next to the Trading Co. building.

Tags Buildings, Business districts, Railroad cars, Railroad tracks

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