E.P. Simpson 1918 historical newspaper columns
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E.P. Simpson 1918 historical newspaper columns
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Description
E. P. Simpson, Editor of the Stuart Messenger in 1918, hoped to write the history of Stuart. In preparation he ran a series of articles based on interviews of early settlers. The articles detail life in early Stuart and the people who settled here.
Simpson was a great promoter of Stuart, and at the time the series was published, was President of the Commercial Club, forerunner of the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce. Suddenly, on September 3, 1918, E. P. Simpson is replaced by Miss Frances Bouchelle as Editor of the Stuart Messenger and appears as the Associate Editor of the Tropical Sun in West Palm Beach. Simpson submitted the final installments of the series to the Stuart Messenger but retained his interest in Stuart's pioneer history and on June 20, 1919 he published an interview with Katie Hamilton Dyer, Stuart's first school teacher, in the Tropical Sun.
This collection includes transcriptions of the articles in the Stuart Messenger and a clipping of the Tropical Sun article.
1. Original Remnant of Florida Seminoles, 4/4/1918 (E.P. Simpson)
2. Stuart's Pioneers and First Settlers, 4/25/1918 (E.P. Simpson)
3. When Stuart Started In Trade Boat Days, 5/2/1918 (after an interview with Walter Kitching)
4. Early Settlers on the St. Lucie River, 5/9/1918 (after an interview with Benjamin Parks)
5. Stories of Early Settlers, 5/16/18 (after an interview with Magarette Frazier)
6. The Pioneer Settlers at Sewall's Point, 5/30/1918 (after an interview with Henry Edwin Sewall)
7. The Oldest Resident Tourist in Stuart, 6/6/1918 (after an interview with William D. McFarland)
8. Among Early Comers Sailing Indian River, 6/13/1918 (after an interview with Charles E. Guller)
9. Pineapple Pioneers Who Helped Stuart, 6/20/1918 (after an interview with Robert and Marcia McPherson)
10. Stuart's First Settlers Liked the Teachers, 6/27/1918, (after an interview with Albert Rudolph Krueger)
11. Rio-San Lucie Was Re-Named in 1894, 7/4/1918 (after an interview with W.E. Rea)
12. A Pioneer Cracker Early Stuart Hunter, 7/11/1918 (after an interview with A.D. Fort)
13. Judge J.B. Adams An Early Settler, 7/18/1918 (after an interview with Judge John B. Adams)
14. Jupiter Island and Hobe Sound History, 7/25/1918 (after an interview with E.P. Simpson)
15. Where the Potsdam Depot First Stood, 8/8/1918 (after an interview with R.L. Beville)
16. First Settlements on St. Lucie River, 8/22/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
17. Capt. Rea's Wrecks at Gilbert's Bar, 9/5/1918 (after an interview with W.E. Rea)
18. Settlement of the St. Lucie River, 9/26/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
19. Settlement of the St. Lucie Continued, 10/3/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
20. Settlement Stories: Why Horseshoe Bend, 10/24/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
21. Stuart's First School Teacher Lives in West Palm Beach, 6/20/1919 (after an interview with Katie Hamilton Dyer)
Simpson was a great promoter of Stuart, and at the time the series was published, was President of the Commercial Club, forerunner of the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce. Suddenly, on September 3, 1918, E. P. Simpson is replaced by Miss Frances Bouchelle as Editor of the Stuart Messenger and appears as the Associate Editor of the Tropical Sun in West Palm Beach. Simpson submitted the final installments of the series to the Stuart Messenger but retained his interest in Stuart's pioneer history and on June 20, 1919 he published an interview with Katie Hamilton Dyer, Stuart's first school teacher, in the Tropical Sun.
This collection includes transcriptions of the articles in the Stuart Messenger and a clipping of the Tropical Sun article.
1. Original Remnant of Florida Seminoles, 4/4/1918 (E.P. Simpson)
2. Stuart's Pioneers and First Settlers, 4/25/1918 (E.P. Simpson)
3. When Stuart Started In Trade Boat Days, 5/2/1918 (after an interview with Walter Kitching)
4. Early Settlers on the St. Lucie River, 5/9/1918 (after an interview with Benjamin Parks)
5. Stories of Early Settlers, 5/16/18 (after an interview with Magarette Frazier)
6. The Pioneer Settlers at Sewall's Point, 5/30/1918 (after an interview with Henry Edwin Sewall)
7. The Oldest Resident Tourist in Stuart, 6/6/1918 (after an interview with William D. McFarland)
8. Among Early Comers Sailing Indian River, 6/13/1918 (after an interview with Charles E. Guller)
9. Pineapple Pioneers Who Helped Stuart, 6/20/1918 (after an interview with Robert and Marcia McPherson)
10. Stuart's First Settlers Liked the Teachers, 6/27/1918, (after an interview with Albert Rudolph Krueger)
11. Rio-San Lucie Was Re-Named in 1894, 7/4/1918 (after an interview with W.E. Rea)
12. A Pioneer Cracker Early Stuart Hunter, 7/11/1918 (after an interview with A.D. Fort)
13. Judge J.B. Adams An Early Settler, 7/18/1918 (after an interview with Judge John B. Adams)
14. Jupiter Island and Hobe Sound History, 7/25/1918 (after an interview with E.P. Simpson)
15. Where the Potsdam Depot First Stood, 8/8/1918 (after an interview with R.L. Beville)
16. First Settlements on St. Lucie River, 8/22/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
17. Capt. Rea's Wrecks at Gilbert's Bar, 9/5/1918 (after an interview with W.E. Rea)
18. Settlement of the St. Lucie River, 9/26/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
19. Settlement of the St. Lucie Continued, 10/3/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
20. Settlement Stories: Why Horseshoe Bend, 10/24/1918 (after an interview with Thomas Jefferson DeSteuben)
21. Stuart's First School Teacher Lives in West Palm Beach, 6/20/1919 (after an interview with Katie Hamilton Dyer)
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Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.
Publisher
Stuart Messenger (Stuart, Fla.)
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No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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53 page PDF
Language
English
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Text
Identifier
SHM-2025-038-Simpson_histories
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Citation
E.P. Simpson, “E.P. Simpson 1918 historical newspaper columns,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/17220.