New Smyrna Beach

In 1768, Scottish physician Andrew Turnbull arrived in Florida with more than 1,200 indentured servants. He and his partners dreamed of establishing a plantation settlement that would make them wealthy. Despite some successes, New Smyrna was not the financial windfall they had hoped for, and after only nine years, the settlement failed. Disgruntled workers appealed to East Florida governor Patrick Tonyn, who granted them their freedom. Many of the now free settlers took residence in St. Augustine. In the succeeding years, New Smyrna has seen Civil War skirmishes, the addition of Beach to its name, a merger with Coronado Beach, the rise and fall of the rail industry, and a marked increase in local and out-of-state tourism. The World's Safest Bathing Beach is no longer a local secret.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert Redd is the executive director for the New Smyrna Museum of History. He is a graduate of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. While the majority of images in this book are from his collection, contributions from community members have augmented this volume.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Redd, Robert J Redd
• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781467117463
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-1746-3
• Seiten: 128
• Abmessung: 165 mm x 231 mm x 10 mm
• Gewicht: 318 g
• Serien: Postcard History; Postcard History
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges