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If you have any historic photos of Seminole you would like to share, please send them to our webmaster. THANK YOU!
This first collection is a preview of photographs on display in the Seminole Historical Society meeting room, at The Holland G. Magnum Recreation Center. These photos were donated by The Friends of The Seminole Library, courtesy of Heritage Village and Marilyn Mohney, daughter of Jesse and Marjorie Johnson. Join us at a membership meeting and view the entire collection.
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1) One acre of land for the first, rustic, one room elementary school, was donated by M. Thevenet in 1905. The first school was located on the corner of 54th Ave and Alt 19. Then in 1915 the second Seminole Elementary School was built on Park Blvd.
2) Jesse working on his tractor. His pasture is the site of the Seminole Mall today.
3) Jesse developed and managed the Seminole Nursery. The road at the bottom is Seminole Blvd. Tree line in back is where Seminole Mall is today.
4) The first Seminole church was Methodist, known as Marvin Chapel, the land was donated by Mr. Archer, at 54th Avenue and Seminole Blvd. E.H. Giles, the first Pastor, named the chapel after his son, Marvin, a Methodist Bishop. In 1928 a hurricane destroyed the chapel. The Seminole United Methodist Church was built on this property; it remains there today.
5) Across from the Seminole Nursery, the Grove Gift Shop was located on Seminole Blvd., just north of Park Blvd. In 1946 the groves were thriving.
6) Jesse Johnson and his wife, Marjorie. Jesse Johnson, born in 1904, was a 5th generation descendent of a pioneer family. He married Marjorie Campbell in 1924.
2) Jesse working on his tractor. His pasture is the site of the Seminole Mall today.
3) Jesse developed and managed the Seminole Nursery. The road at the bottom is Seminole Blvd. Tree line in back is where Seminole Mall is today.
4) The first Seminole church was Methodist, known as Marvin Chapel, the land was donated by Mr. Archer, at 54th Avenue and Seminole Blvd. E.H. Giles, the first Pastor, named the chapel after his son, Marvin, a Methodist Bishop. In 1928 a hurricane destroyed the chapel. The Seminole United Methodist Church was built on this property; it remains there today.
5) Across from the Seminole Nursery, the Grove Gift Shop was located on Seminole Blvd., just north of Park Blvd. In 1946 the groves were thriving.
6) Jesse Johnson and his wife, Marjorie. Jesse Johnson, born in 1904, was a 5th generation descendent of a pioneer family. He married Marjorie Campbell in 1924.
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Welcome to the Seminole Historical Society Photo Gallery! Here you will find numerous galleries of photographs, in albums of topic. Each photograph may be clicked on, for a larger view. Following each photo collection is a text description, with more information on our photos. We hope you enjoy taking a stroll down memory lane, in Seminole Florida.
1) A need for a civic community center was met with the construction of the now historic Log Cabin. The Log Cabin stands today, in its original location at the corner of 54th Ave and Seminole Blvd.
2) The Seminole Elementary School, built in 1915, remains part of the current elementary school, in its original location on Park Blvd.
3) The Meares homestead included the land which today is the City Park. Long gone are the cypress, the John's Pass Post Office and the surrounding woods. Today there are oak trees, monkey bars and a bandshell on Meares Lake.
4) The home of J.T. and Marguerite Thurston. The land was purchased by Mr. Thurston in 1917. In 1998, widowed, Mrs. Thurston passed away at 92 years of age. Her 38 - acre grove was the largest remaining in Pinellas County. The groves are gone today; in place of the orange trees, a development of homes called Thurston Groves.
5) Behind a locked iron gate, its green lawn shaded by the outstretched arms of oak trees, is a tiny cemetery, tucked away from the "hustle and bustle" of today. This is the final resting place for many of Seminole Pioneer Settlers. It is now a private cemetery, of sorts; only family members of those already interred may be laid to rest here.
6) The home of Robert Leach, near the Meares property, south of Old Oakhurst. Mr. Leach owned Leach Groves.
2) The Seminole Elementary School, built in 1915, remains part of the current elementary school, in its original location on Park Blvd.
3) The Meares homestead included the land which today is the City Park. Long gone are the cypress, the John's Pass Post Office and the surrounding woods. Today there are oak trees, monkey bars and a bandshell on Meares Lake.
4) The home of J.T. and Marguerite Thurston. The land was purchased by Mr. Thurston in 1917. In 1998, widowed, Mrs. Thurston passed away at 92 years of age. Her 38 - acre grove was the largest remaining in Pinellas County. The groves are gone today; in place of the orange trees, a development of homes called Thurston Groves.
5) Behind a locked iron gate, its green lawn shaded by the outstretched arms of oak trees, is a tiny cemetery, tucked away from the "hustle and bustle" of today. This is the final resting place for many of Seminole Pioneer Settlers. It is now a private cemetery, of sorts; only family members of those already interred may be laid to rest here.
6) The home of Robert Leach, near the Meares property, south of Old Oakhurst. Mr. Leach owned Leach Groves.
There were several families in the Seminole area that owned citrus groves. While most often referred to as "Orange Groves", Seminole families grew and sold oranges, lemons and grapefruit at their groves and fruit stands. This gallery is a small representation of the citrus of Seminole, Florida.
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1) Anne and Leon Tyler at their shop "The Fruit Basket" on Seminole Boulevard, near where Reese Funeral Home is now; photo ca. 1940's after a car ran into their store.
2) Leach Grove ca. 1908-1912. Photo of unidentified workers, using a citrus sprayer, pulled by 2 mules. Photo courtesy: Heritage Village Archives Library.
3) Leach Grove ca. 1908-1912. Workers, unidentified, gathering fruit on 10-12 foot ladders.
4) Aerial of Thurston Groves ca 1935. Located at 102nd Avenue and Ridge Road.
5) Jasmine Groves postcard. Owned by Leon Campbell. Located on Seminole Boulvard: north of Williams-Baker (Elizabeth) Groves on the same side.
6) Jasmine Groves, unidentified woman, in front of the fruit store. ca 1940's.
7) Elizabeth Groves. Owned by Pratt & Elizabeth Williams. The groves were on what is now Seminole Boulvard, just north of Seminole United Methodist Church. The groves were later known as Williams-Baker Groves.
8 & 9 ) Post cards of Williams-Baker Groves ca. "Early 50's to the 60's" owned by Mr. & Mrs Paul Baker (Katie Baker Francis). Submitted in 2006, by Barbara Baker Smith, at that time, still owned by the "Baker" sisters, Barbara Baker Smith and Rebekah McDonald. Read a "history of that location" on Your Story.
2) Leach Grove ca. 1908-1912. Photo of unidentified workers, using a citrus sprayer, pulled by 2 mules. Photo courtesy: Heritage Village Archives Library.
3) Leach Grove ca. 1908-1912. Workers, unidentified, gathering fruit on 10-12 foot ladders.
4) Aerial of Thurston Groves ca 1935. Located at 102nd Avenue and Ridge Road.
5) Jasmine Groves postcard. Owned by Leon Campbell. Located on Seminole Boulvard: north of Williams-Baker (Elizabeth) Groves on the same side.
6) Jasmine Groves, unidentified woman, in front of the fruit store. ca 1940's.
7) Elizabeth Groves. Owned by Pratt & Elizabeth Williams. The groves were on what is now Seminole Boulvard, just north of Seminole United Methodist Church. The groves were later known as Williams-Baker Groves.
8 & 9 ) Post cards of Williams-Baker Groves ca. "Early 50's to the 60's" owned by Mr. & Mrs Paul Baker (Katie Baker Francis). Submitted in 2006, by Barbara Baker Smith, at that time, still owned by the "Baker" sisters, Barbara Baker Smith and Rebekah McDonald. Read a "history of that location" on Your Story.
Sadly, Seminole has very few historic homes, buildings and landmarks today. Over the years, “progress” has claimed our treasures. This gallery highlights some of Seminole’s historic past. Of the photos in this gallery, the Log Cabin and the elementary school are the only historic buildings that remain today.
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1) Railroad Bed: Freshly dug in about 1912-1915. (photo 1 & 2 made by the Leach, Meares, Brumby families that lived around Meares Lake, in Oakhurst, Florida. (Meares, Leach, Brumby Scrapbook at Heritage Village Archives and Library.)
2) "The First Steam Engine" : Someone wrote on this photo which was made in about 1915 as the new train steamed through Oakhurst.
3) Bay Pines Station: Built in 1934, after the V.A. Hospital was completed. This photograph of the "Silver Meteor" coming through in 1968, on its last regularly scheduled train route of the St. Petersburg section.
4) T&G Railroad, Orange Belt Route, map 1915. This railroad was eventually taken over by Seaboard Airlines Railway. ( Map shows Seminole, one stop south of Oakhurst also lists a stop as "Indian Rock".)
5) Walsingham Station: freight station on the railroad at Walsingham and Ridge Road.
6 Seaboard Railway Map dated 4-21-49. (Map lists, from Clearwater, south; stops at Belleair, Largo, Indian Beach, Oakhurst, Bay Pines, Pasadena and Gulfport)
2) "The First Steam Engine" : Someone wrote on this photo which was made in about 1915 as the new train steamed through Oakhurst.
3) Bay Pines Station: Built in 1934, after the V.A. Hospital was completed. This photograph of the "Silver Meteor" coming through in 1968, on its last regularly scheduled train route of the St. Petersburg section.
4) T&G Railroad, Orange Belt Route, map 1915. This railroad was eventually taken over by Seaboard Airlines Railway. ( Map shows Seminole, one stop south of Oakhurst also lists a stop as "Indian Rock".)
5) Walsingham Station: freight station on the railroad at Walsingham and Ridge Road.
6 Seaboard Railway Map dated 4-21-49. (Map lists, from Clearwater, south; stops at Belleair, Largo, Indian Beach, Oakhurst, Bay Pines, Pasadena and Gulfport)
