New Smyrna Beach

by Robert Redd

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439657751
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/26/2016
Series:	Postcard History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

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.