Category Florida History
The opening of Walt Disney World
On this week’s edition of Florida History Podcast, we discuss the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971. This is part three of our eleven part series on the history of Disney in Florida. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and […]
Walt Disney and the Florida Project
As promised on a recent Florida History Podcast episode here is Walt Disney, months before his death detailing his plans for “The Florida Project.”
Jeffersonian Florida: Jackson’s first invasion
This video covers Andrew Jackson’s Florida incursions and includes Jefferson’s attitudes toward them.
Disney’s Florida Project
On Part 2 of our Disney in Central Florida series we discuss Walt Disney’s vision for Central Florida in the 1960’s- aka the Florida Project. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable […]
War of 1812 in East Florida and Part 2
The second part of our discussion on the War of 1812 in East Florida.
Fort Clinch – around the fort
Fort Clinch is in Nassau County and played a crucial role in the Civil War.
Kingsley Plantation overview
The Kingsley Plantation in Duval County is managed by the National Park Service and discussion of it is featured in my new book, The American Conquest of Florida.
Escaping slavery through Florida in the 1820’s
Key Biscayne and the Cape Florida Light Between 1821 and 1825 the most frequent departure point for runaway slaves seeking freedom in the Bahamas was Key Biscayne. At the time, the area had no white inhabitants with the closest settlement after 1823 being Coole Hammock on the New River in what is now Fort Lauderdale. […]
Runaway slaves make a stand in Florida
For Black History Month, we’re sharing this excerpt from my most recent book, The American Conquest of Florida. The ultimate showdown over the future of Florida would take place on the banks of the Apalachicola River in Florida’s panhandle. The site is in present day Franklin County. John and Thomas Forbes The Forbes brothers were […]
The Florida Squeeze 