Page 32 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 32 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…got up on top of the body and stood on it that she might be able to brag about standing on an alligator in Florida to her friends in the north. Mrs. Case had stepped off on to the ground again and everyone was standing about wondering at the great animal when suddenly without a moments warning the creature awoke from his slumber (for he had only been sound asleep) and rushed with great speed into the bay!Needless to say the folks were greatly frightened and indeed very much, relieved to think how fortunate it was that none of them were injured by the ‘gator and Mrs. Case-, well, she did have something to tell about when she went back north!The logging village of Pine Level about forty miles to the east was the county seat of Manatee County which was indeed a large county at that time.Grandfather John was elected county judge and it was quite a distance to ride horseback as he frequently had…” Page 32 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…got up on top of the body and stood on it that she might be able to brag about standing on an alligator in Florida to her friends in the north. Mrs. Case had stepped off on to the ground again and everyone was standing about wondering at the great animal when suddenly without a moments warning the creature awoke from his slumber (for he had only been sound asleep) and rushed with great speed into the bay!Needless to say the folks were greatly frightened and indeed very much, relieved to think how fortunate it was that none of them were injured by the ‘gator and Mrs. Case-, well, she did have something to tell about when she went back north!The logging village of Pine Level about forty miles to the east was the county seat of Manatee County which was indeed a large county at that time.Grandfather John was elected county judge and it was quite a distance to ride horseback as he frequently had…” United States Florida Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
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Page 32 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…got up on top of the body and stood on it that she might be able to brag about standing on an alligator in Florida to her friends in the north. Mrs. Case had stepped off on to the ground again and everyone was standing about wondering at the great animal when suddenly without a moments warning the creature awoke from his slumber (for he had only been sound asleep) and rushed with great speed into the bay!Needless to say the folks were greatly frightened and indeed very much, relieved to think how fortunate it was that none of them were injured by the ‘gator and Mrs. Case-, well, she did have something to tell about when she went back north!The logging village of Pine Level about forty miles to the east was the county seat of Manatee County which was indeed a large county at that time.Grandfather John was elected county judge and it was quite a distance to ride horseback as he frequently had…”
Page 32 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…got up on top of the body and stood on it that she might be able to brag about standing on an alligator in Florida to her friends in the north. Mrs. Case had stepped off on to the ground again and everyone was standing about wondering at the great animal when suddenly without a moments warning the creature awoke from his slumber (for he had only been sound asleep) and rushed with great speed into the bay!Needless to say the folks were greatly frightened and indeed very much, relieved to think how fortunate it was that none of them were injured by the ‘gator and Mrs. Case-, well, she did have something to tell about when she went back north!The logging village of Pine Level about forty miles to the east was the county seat of Manatee County which was indeed a large county at that time.Grandfather John was elected county judge and it was quite a distance to ride horseback as he frequently had…”
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