This is the fate of many Old Florida homesteads. They are abandoned and slowly succumb to rot, insects and being overtaken by the relentless growth found here in Florida.
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The old settlement of Island Grove is located near Cross Creek and in fact is the burial site of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings of "The Yea...
I love these photos almost as much as a good old Florida summer thunderstorm.
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thank you. Those thunderstorms are awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis place looks SO MUCH like my grandparent's house in Dunellon, FL! It's uncanny!! Marvelous, thank you for finding, photographing and sharing this. Brings back memories! (Yes, I agree, the thunderstorms are what I really miss about Florida!)
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