Growing up at the Stuart Hotel : The youth of Robert Emerson Clark by Carole Lovett Koontz
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Growing up at the Stuart Hotel : The youth of Robert Emerson Clark by Carole Lovett Koontz
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The Stuart Hotel, once a central landmark in Stuart, Florida, was owned and operated by Emerson and Mae Clark in the 1920s and early 1930s. Their son, Robert “Bob” Clark, grew up there and later shared detailed memories of life in the town’s early days—Florida’s land boom, segregation, hurricanes, tourism, and small-town life along the St. Lucie River. His recollections offer a vivid portrait of childhood, community, and change in early 20th-century Florida.
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Scan gift of the Stuart Heritage Museum.
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Printed at Newark, Ohio
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Format
25 page PDF
Language
English
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Text
Identifier
SHM-2025-031-koontz
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Citation
Koontz, Carole Lovett, “Growing up at the Stuart Hotel : The youth of Robert Emerson Clark by Carole Lovett Koontz,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/15721.