Florida Frontiers Radio Show #13

Author(s)

Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical SocietyFollow
Florida Historical Society

Program Number

13

Program Segments

Sandra Thurlow—Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge

Author Sandra Thurlow discusses her book, Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge: Home of History. The United States government buiit ten houses of refuge to provide food and shelter for shipwreck survivors, but only the Gilbert Bar House of Refuge still stands in Martin County.

Mark-In Point: 01:11 Length: 10:56

Coca Cola Bottling in Fort Pierce

Carrie Sue Ray remembers when her father worked at an a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Fort Pierce during the 1930s and 1940s.

Mark-In Point: 12:23 Length: 07:32

LaCoochee—Story of a Saw Mill Town

A brother and sister, Louis and Larese Abraham, describe the rise and fall of the cypress sawmill town of LaCoochee.

Mark-In Point: 20:00 Length: 07:09

Program Date

4-7-2009

Segment Summary

SEGMENTS | Sandra Thurlow—Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge | Coca Cola Bottling in Fort Pierce | LaCoochee—Story of a Saw Mill Town

Keywords

Florida Frontiers; Shipwrecks; Florida Industry

Sponsors

Brevard Cultural Alliance

Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.

Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities

With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest. FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.

Jessie Ball duPont Fund

This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.

STARS Citation

Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Show #13" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 20.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/20

Accessibility Status

Audio content is accompanied by transcripts for accessibility.