Florida History from the Highways

by Douglas Waitley

Overview

Discover Florida, with its unique geography and exciting history—from ancient gold to modern real estate speculation—by journeying along its highways. Beginning with a chronology and succinct account of Florida's spectacular development, then an account of the rise of the major cities, Florida History from the Highways takes you throughout the state, pointing out the fascinating events that occurred at locations along the way. You'll travel through changing times and landscapes and emerge filled with new appreciation for what has made Florida the colorful place it is today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561643158
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2005
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	1,097,967
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Douglas Waitley is the author of nineteen books on Americana, ranging in subject matter from regional histories to accounts of the era of steam locomotives. He wrote two volumes of Easygoing Guide to Natural Florida and three volumes of Best Backroads of Florida, also published by Pineapple Press.

Table of Contents

	A Word about the Organization of This Book	viii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Chronology of Florida History	x
	A Brief History of Florida	1
	The Cities
1	Orlando and the Theme Parks: Fun and Fantasy	15
2	Miami and Vicinity: Where the Fantasy Began	41
3	Tampa and St. Petersburg: Baghdads on the Bay	65
4	Jacksonville: City on the River	92
5	Tallahassee: The Old South	109
	The Highways
6	Florida's Turnpike: Across Hills and Swamps	121
	Wildwood-I-4	123
	I-4-Fort Pierce	128
	Fort Pierce-Miami	133
7	I-75, Northern Portion: Through the Heartland	134
	Georgia Line-Florida's Turnpike	136
	Florida's Turnpike-I-4 (Tampa Turnoff)	150
8	I-75, Southern Portion: To Paradise Beaches	154
	Tampa-Naples	154
9	I-75, Alligator Alley Portion: Through Cypress and Saw Grass	172
	Naples-Miami	172
10	US 41 (The Tamiami Trail): Everglades Adventure	175
	Naples-Miami	175
11	I-95, Northern Portion: From Spanish Conquerors to Speed Conquerors	190
	Georgia Line-St. Augustine	190
	St. Augustine-Daytona Beach	203
12	I-95, Central Portion: Striving for the Stars	216
	Daytona-Kennedy Space Center	216
	Kennedy Space Center-Fort Pierce	231
13	I-95, Southern Portion: Land of a Thousand Tales	235
	Fort Pierce-Palm Beach	235
	Palm Beach-Miami	252
14	US 1: Along the Turquoise Road	259
	Miami-Marathon	259
	Marathon-Key West	269
15	I-4: Main Street, Florida Style	278
	Daytona Beach-Orlando	278
	Orlando-Tampa	294
16	US 27: The Orange Blossom Special	301
	Clermont-Haines City	301
	Haines City-Lake Placid via US 27	304
	Haines City to Lake Placid via The Scenic Highway	309
	Lake Placid-Miami	321
17	I-10: The Old Spanish Trail	327
	Jacksonville-Tallahassee	327
	Tallahassee-Pensacola	332
18	US 98: Sand, Sea, and Pines	342
	Tallahassee-St. Marks	342
	St. Marks-Panama City	344
	Panama City-Pensacola	350
	Bibliography	353
	Index	359