Five Women of British East Florida
byIn the male-dominated historical record of East Florida during the era of the American Revolution, a few women stand out as noteworthy. Most women…
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Robert Bisset’s East Florida Holdings
byCaptain Robert Bisset arrived in East Florida in 1767. Immediately upon his coming, he set to work on establishing himself as a planter. For…
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Seventeen Testimonies Seal New Smyrna’s Fate, 1777
byIn March 1777, while Andrew Turnbull was away in England, several Minorcans escaped New Smyrna and fled to St. Augustine, East Florida. They hiked seventy…
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Minorcans, New Smyrna, and the American Revolution in East Florida
byBeyond Florida’s state boundaries the history of New Smyrna is seldom mentioned.[1] Well known to the locals of New Smyrna Beach, the region’s settlement by…