Page 39 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Page 39 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “On Jan. 16, 1879 Frank Guptill and Lizzie Webb were united in marriage and lived for many years in the Griffith log cabin at Osprey.Grandfather John now had a fine bearing orange grove and his winter guests and sugar cane syrup all were bringing in good incomes quite a change from the primitive way they had to live when they first settled the homestead.William now decided to build a boat. Frank had had experience in boat building and assisted Will in his task.Will hewed out the keel for his boat in the pine woods and he cut down red cedars and made his own boat timbers.Lumber from the sides and decking was brought from Cedar Keys.It was a long slow job building that boat but she was carefully and strongly made and was perhaps one of the most staunch little schooners that ever sailed the gulf of Mexico.No doubt Will had thought many times…” Page 39 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “On Jan. 16, 1879 Frank Guptill and Lizzie Webb were united in marriage and lived for many years in the Griffith log cabin at Osprey.Grandfather John now had a fine bearing orange grove and his winter guests and sugar cane syrup all were bringing in good incomes quite a change from the primitive way they had to live when they first settled the homestead.William now decided to build a boat. Frank had had experience in boat building and assisted Will in his task.Will hewed out the keel for his boat in the pine woods and he cut down red cedars and made his own boat timbers.Lumber from the sides and decking was brought from Cedar Keys.It was a long slow job building that boat but she was carefully and strongly made and was perhaps one of the most staunch little schooners that ever sailed the gulf of Mexico.No doubt Will had thought many times…” United States Florida Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
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Page 39 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “On Jan. 16, 1879 Frank Guptill and Lizzie Webb were united in marriage and lived for many years in the Griffith log cabin at Osprey.Grandfather John now had a fine bearing orange grove and his winter guests and sugar cane syrup all were bringing in good incomes quite a change from the primitive way they had to live when they first settled the homestead.William now decided to build a boat. Frank had had experience in boat building and assisted Will in his task.Will hewed out the keel for his boat in the pine woods and he cut down red cedars and made his own boat timbers.Lumber from the sides and decking was brought from Cedar Keys.It was a long slow job building that boat but she was carefully and strongly made and was perhaps one of the most staunch little schooners that ever sailed the gulf of Mexico.No doubt Will had thought many times…”
Page 39 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “On Jan. 16, 1879 Frank Guptill and Lizzie Webb were united in marriage and lived for many years in the Griffith log cabin at Osprey.Grandfather John now had a fine bearing orange grove and his winter guests and sugar cane syrup all were bringing in good incomes quite a change from the primitive way they had to live when they first settled the homestead.William now decided to build a boat. Frank had had experience in boat building and assisted Will in his task.Will hewed out the keel for his boat in the pine woods and he cut down red cedars and made his own boat timbers.Lumber from the sides and decking was brought from Cedar Keys.It was a long slow job building that boat but she was carefully and strongly made and was perhaps one of the most staunch little schooners that ever sailed the gulf of Mexico.No doubt Will had thought many times…”
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