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@Webster - Rickloam General Store

5/22/2019

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"Take a step back in time to a working 1920's general store. All the products we offer are time period to the 20's and 30's. This must see/visit General Store served as the store, post office and train depot for the community of Richloam until 1936. In 2016 the building underwent a major restoration and after being closed for 81 years, the doors reopened February 2017.

In the late-19th Century, the Orange Belt Railway ran through eastern Hernando County, and was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902. As with many rural communities in Florida, lumber mills were established along the line, prior to acquisition.
In 1921, the regional head of the ACL, moved the station southwest of Riverland to the community of Richloam. Postmaster Sidney Brinson moved the Riverland Post Office to Richloam in 1922, and a general store would soon follow. From that point on, the community resembled that of the Wild West. Chief among these instances was a gunfight over a dog that lead to the shooting of a Pasco County Deputy Sheriff. The store was rebuilt after a 1928 robbery and fire, but devastated by the Great Depression.[2]"


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While doing a photo shoot in Pasco County, Eddie and I located a 1928 General store and (once) Post Office in Webster. It's throw back in time to visit. The outside is perfect for photographing - the ground level porch, a rocking chair and the Richloam signage. There are many things to purchase inside, and after talking to the owner, one feels the urge to buy a snack, soda or whatever. If you like history and General Stores of the past - Rickloam is the place to visit.

​Photo Ops:
  • Interior and Exterior building photos
  • Historical Marker
  • Post Office Boxes
  • Goods/Shelves

Address: 38219 Richloam Clay Sink Road, Webster, Fl
W3W Grid ID  ///sagas.minimal.stencil


Resources:
Wiki ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster,_Florida
Rickloam General Store http://www.richloamstore.com/


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@Brooksvile

5/22/2019

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Fort DeSoto, established about 1840 to give protection to settlers from Native Americans, was located at the northeastern edge of present-day Brooksville on Croom Road about one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 41. The fort was also a trading post and a regular stop on the Concord stagecoach line which ran from Palatka to Tampa. (Wiki)

The City of Brooksville was incorporated in 1880.  The early economy of Brooksville was based on agriculture - including cotton - and several large plantations were in the area. The area was the scene of many violent racial incidents in the years after the Civil War and on into the 1930s. Read the history of Hernando County. (Florida Back Roads Tavel)

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We visit Brooksvile every year to have our taxes signed with our accountant. I always bring a camera 'just in case' a photo opportunity presents itself (even though my mobile camera is with me), and I most often I see and capture something during each 'pass through'. Each year we keep aware of an annual photo event (at least for me) called the Brooksvile Raid, a Civil War Reenactment - the largest reenactment in Florida.

​Unfortunately, after 40 years, the Tampa Bay Council of the Boy Scouts of America, owners of the 1,300-acre Sand Hill Scout Reservation, the event’s home since 1991, decided not to renew the agreement with event co-sponsors. Why? “Ultimately, the committee determined it was not in the best interest of the scout council to continue.” He provided no other specifics. Those who would comment offered a) 
the recent racial unrest across the country, and b) fear of it being a racist event. Others feel and are saddened at the cancel culture that’s now encroached to our country.”

Photo Ops:
  • Brooksvile Water Tower
  • May Stringer House
  • Brooksville Cemetery
  • 1885 Brooksvile Train Depot

Place(s) to dine: Main Street Eatery

Resources:
Wiki ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooksville,_Florida
Ideas - Things to do in Brooksville 
Train Depot ... www.hernandohistoricalmuseumassoc.com/1885-brooksville-train-depot/
Brooksvile Raid ... brooksvilleraidreenactment.com/
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