AND HERE WE ARE AT:
STOP 70
ON THIS BLOG'S TRIP TO ALL 3007 U.S. COUNTIES VIA POSTCARDS.
BROWARD COUNTY
STOP 70
ON THIS BLOG'S TRIP TO ALL 3007 U.S. COUNTIES VIA POSTCARDS.
BROWARD COUNTY
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Stop #22 FLORIDA Postcards Polk County
POLK COUNTY
FLORIDA
STOP #22 OF THIS BLOG'S POSTCARD TRIP TO ALL 3007 US COUNTIES.
THIS COUNTY WAS FOUNDED IN 1861.
ITS POPULATION IN 2016 WAS 666,149
ITS AREA; 2011 SQUARE MILES.
COUNTY SEAT: BARTOW
POINTS OF INTEREST:
LEGOLAND (CYPRESS GARDENS ), BOK TOWER GARDENS, SPOOK HILL, FANTASY OF FLIGHT, AND DOWNTOWN WINTER HAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT.
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Stop #22
All US 3007 Counties postcard trip
Polk County
Florida
Cypress Gardens 1986
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CYPRESS GARDENS
COLORFUL GOWNS AND GIRLS AND TREES
Human Kite Cypress Gardens Water Skier Sailing
through space. Giant Kite
Thursday, April 9, 2015
STOP #23 FLORIDA Postcards Pinellas County
AND HERE WE ARE FOLKS AT STOP 23 IN
FLORIDA IN
PINELLAS COUNTY
IN
CLEARWATER
AT THE KAPOK TREE INN
EAST GARDEN
3 GRACES STATUE
CLEARWATER
PINELLAS COUNTY
FLORIDA
Sunken Gardens Aviary
Pinellas County St Petersburg Florida
The county seat of Pinellas County is Clearwater.
Also Sunken Gardens
The Nativity... King of Kings Biblical Wax Museum
Leone Chaney
Stop #23
The largest Pinellas County city is St. Petersburg.
THE KAPOK TREE IN
Pinellas County St Petersburg Florida
The county seat of Pinellas County is Clearwater.
The Nativity... King of Kings Biblical Wax Museum
Leone Chaney
Stop #23
The largest Pinellas County city is St. Petersburg.
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Stop #23
Sweden House Smorgasbord
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County Florida
Population of Pinellas County in 2010 was 916542.
 
Stop 23
Pinellas County
Tarpon Springs
Sponge Diver
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HERE'S THE DOLPHIN
IN ST PETERSBURG BEACH
NORTH HAINES ROAD
CLEARWATER
CLEARWATER AND ITS COLORFUL GULF BEACHES
PC 152
SUNKEN GARDENS
ST PETERSBURG
PINELLAS COUNTY
FLORIDA
PC512
ST LUKE'S CATARACT AND INTRAOUCULAR LENS INSTITUTE
TARPON SPRINGS
PINELLAS COUNTY
PC523
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
STOP 20A FLORIDA CALHOUN COUNTY
ON THE ELECTRONIC ROAD AGAIN...POSTCARD TRAVELERS! BUCKLE UP...
HEADING TO CALHOUN COUNTY FLORIDA... STOP #20 OF OUR TRIP TO VISIT ELECTRONICALLY ALL U.S. COUNTIES.
*** Founded January 26, 1838
*** County Seat- Blountstown
*** Named for John C. Calhoun
...member of U.S. Senate from South Carolina
...the 7th U.S. vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
Residents here are said in Wikipedia to remain attached to "Southern culture and lifestyle habits."
In 1930 a "federal" agent shot the County Sheriff.
The Apalachicola River is on the east side of the county.
The county is bisected by the Chipola River.
NO interstate or U.S. highways in this county. Only state roads.
Sightseeing travelers should check out Cayson Mound and Village Site...and the Old Calhoun County Courthouse while here.
The county seat Blountstown was named for John Blount...
...a Creek Indian Chief who served as a guide for General Andrew Jackson during his 1818 invasion of Spanish Florida. This invasion caused the United States to buy Florida from Spain. The territory became a part of the U.S. in 1821.
*** NOTABLE RESIDENTS
...Patricia Dane- Hollywood actress in the 40's and early 50's,
...Fuller Warren- 30th governor of Florida.
...Social burn- band.
...Corn Griffin- heavy weight boxer was born here.
foundation*antiques has this interesting postcard on Ebay. Check it out here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/c-1950-RPPC-Gas-Stations-Stores-Main-St-Blountstown-FL-/351342676122?pt=Postcards_US&hash=item51cda7c89a
HEADING TO CALHOUN COUNTY FLORIDA... STOP #20 OF OUR TRIP TO VISIT ELECTRONICALLY ALL U.S. COUNTIES.
*** Founded January 26, 1838
*** County Seat- Blountstown
*** Named for John C. Calhoun
...member of U.S. Senate from South Carolina
...the 7th U.S. vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
Residents here are said in Wikipedia to remain attached to "Southern culture and lifestyle habits."
In 1930 a "federal" agent shot the County Sheriff.
The Apalachicola River is on the east side of the county.
The county is bisected by the Chipola River.
NO interstate or U.S. highways in this county. Only state roads.
Sightseeing travelers should check out Cayson Mound and Village Site...and the Old Calhoun County Courthouse while here.
The county seat Blountstown was named for John Blount...
...a Creek Indian Chief who served as a guide for General Andrew Jackson during his 1818 invasion of Spanish Florida. This invasion caused the United States to buy Florida from Spain. The territory became a part of the U.S. in 1821.
*** NOTABLE RESIDENTS
...Patricia Dane- Hollywood actress in the 40's and early 50's,
...Fuller Warren- 30th governor of Florida.
...Social burn- band.
...Corn Griffin- heavy weight boxer was born here.
foundation*antiques has this interesting postcard on Ebay. Check it out here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/c-1950-RPPC-Gas-Stations-Stores-Main-St-Blountstown-FL-/351342676122?pt=Postcards_US&hash=item51cda7c89a
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