Page 24 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 24 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…the family settle in Florida for it became so cold that practically all the mangrove trees all up and down the bay were killed. The mangroves growing on the shores of the bay along the side of Casey’s Key or Treasure Key as it is now known (or Treasure Island) have all frown since that freeze which to the old settlers is known as “The freeze of ‘68” (or 1868).Along about 1876 a stranger came to stay a while with the Webbs and his stay became permanent. He was an old seaman but not so old in years for he had gone to sea at the age of twelve and made several trips to the coast of Africa at one time taking the “African fever” nearly died there.He was from Murhins, Maine.His name was Frank Guptill.Ginny fell in love with him and they were married July 24, 1879.Speaking of marriage however I am behind in my recounting for …” Page 24 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…the family settle in Florida for it became so cold that practically all the mangrove trees all up and down the bay were killed. The mangroves growing on the shores of the bay along the side of Casey’s Key or Treasure Key as it is now known (or Treasure Island) have all frown since that freeze which to the old settlers is known as “The freeze of ‘68” (or 1868).Along about 1876 a stranger came to stay a while with the Webbs and his stay became permanent. He was an old seaman but not so old in years for he had gone to sea at the age of twelve and made several trips to the coast of Africa at one time taking the “African fever” nearly died there.He was from Murhins, Maine.His name was Frank Guptill.Ginny fell in love with him and they were married July 24, 1879.Speaking of marriage however I am behind in my recounting for …” Webb, Charles W. United States Florida Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
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Page 24 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…the family settle in Florida for it became so cold that practically all the mangrove trees all up and down the bay were killed. The mangroves growing on the shores of the bay along the side of Casey’s Key or Treasure Key as it is now known (or Treasure Island) have all frown since that freeze which to the old settlers is known as “The freeze of ‘68” (or 1868).Along about 1876 a stranger came to stay a while with the Webbs and his stay became permanent. He was an old seaman but not so old in years for he had gone to sea at the age of twelve and made several trips to the coast of Africa at one time taking the “African fever” nearly died there.He was from Murhins, Maine.His name was Frank Guptill.Ginny fell in love with him and they were married July 24, 1879.Speaking of marriage however I am behind in my recounting for …”
Page 24 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…the family settle in Florida for it became so cold that practically all the mangrove trees all up and down the bay were killed. The mangroves growing on the shores of the bay along the side of Casey’s Key or Treasure Key as it is now known (or Treasure Island) have all frown since that freeze which to the old settlers is known as “The freeze of ‘68” (or 1868).Along about 1876 a stranger came to stay a while with the Webbs and his stay became permanent. He was an old seaman but not so old in years for he had gone to sea at the age of twelve and made several trips to the coast of Africa at one time taking the “African fever” nearly died there.He was from Murhins, Maine.His name was Frank Guptill.Ginny fell in love with him and they were married July 24, 1879.Speaking of marriage however I am behind in my recounting for …”
Webb, Charles W.
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Florida
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection