Category archive for ‘History’ 
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Historical society displays home of early Orange Park leaders (subscriber content)
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1941: Catholic church building dedicated (subscriber content)
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1902: Investors line up to build Starke-to-Kingsley Lake road (subscriber content)
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1935: High school football cancelled (subscriber content)
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1978: Jailed owner of Hampton water utility turns it over to city (subscriber content)
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1937: Starke man appointed Florida State Auditor (subscriber content)
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1932: Bradford school board runs out of cash, pays teachers with IOU’s (subscriber content)
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1962: Gas war breaks out on U.S. 301 North (subscriber content)
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1962: Lawtey Marshal disappears, Butch Jordan sworn-in
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1960: Bradford’s “boy wonder” elected Florida Agriculture Commissioner (subscriber content)
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1960: Sheriff’s race ended with fistfight (subscriber content)
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1932: Ground-breaking warden takes over at State Prison Farm (subscriber content)
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1971: Bradford Graduate wins Pulitzer Prize (subscriber content)
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1954: Starke’s Charlie Johns ambushed on Miami TV, loses governor’s race (subscriber content)
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1961: Christmas time 50 years ago (subscriber content)
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1962: Tornadoes kicked out of conference (subscriber content)
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1939: Radio star Judy Canova admits she’s from Starke (subscriber content)
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1937: Paper company makes first move into North Florida (subscriber content)
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Photo gallery: Tim Tebow’s visit to Starke in 2008 (subscriber content)
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2008: Tim Tebow led rally at David Hurse Stadium (subscriber content)
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1937: Starke Rotary Club organized (subscriber content)
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1985: Santa Fe College opens Starke Center in old courthouse
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1939: Two fire observation towers constructed
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2000: Starke stays in 904 area code
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1964: Prison chief killed at dangerous intersection
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1951: Starke becomes a tax-free city
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1937: Lawtey official rejects speed trap label