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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMF_first-united-methodist-church-of-okeechobee-florida_Okeechobee-FL.html
First United Methodist Church of Okeechobee, Florida. . In May 1915, Reverend William Troutman and seven founders established the First United Methodist Church (Methodist Episcopal Church South). The first church building was completed in 1916 on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMA_tantie-school-house-14_Okeechobee-FL.html
Tantie School House #14. The first school in the region north of Lake Okeechobee, known as "The Bend," was a thatched-roof structure built around 1897. Homesteader Peter Raulerson and family did not have enough children old enough to sup…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TA3_peter-and-louisiana-chandler-raulerson-gravesite-historical_Okeechobee-FL.html
Peter Raulerson was born September 1, 1857, in Bartow, Florida. His family moved to Basinger in 1874 and, in 1877, Peter married Louisiana Chandler. In October 1896, Peter and Louisiana moved southeast to a region three miles north of Lake Okeecho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DM8_okeechobee-county_Okeechobee-FL.html
Okeechobee County was formed Aug. 7, 1917, from St. Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach Counties. Long a haunt of the Seminoles, the area saw almost no white penetration until the 2nd Seminole War, 1835-42. Much fighting occurred in the county during th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JY_desert-inn_Yeehaw-Junction-FL.html
The Desert Inn was founded as a trading post in the late 1880s. The present building dates before 1925 and served as a supply and recreational center for cattle drovers, lumber men and tourists during the era when much of Osceola County was still …