Category:  History

Speeding down the east Florida interstate at a rate of seventy-five miles per hour or more travelers rarely see more than the blaring billboards advertising everything from hotels and restaurants to “See the 18 Foot Live Alligator.” It’s the roads like US 1, Kings Highway and A1A, the original roads traveled by Florida’s first people and founding fathers where you will find the historical markers. People always exclaim that they see the towering roadside signs yet rarely stop to discover the history found along the roadway; now with “Get off the Interstate” you have that opportunity and so much more without ever leaving the comfort of your automobile.
Read the historical markers and learn the stories never before told under one cover. Discover the lives of the ancient Ais or Timucuan Native Americans before the Seminole to riches brought by industrialist Henry Flagler, who had a greater impact of Florida than any other single individual. There are stories of the indelible marks left by the Spanish and African Americans achievement in a state whose neighbors hold their brethren in bonds. Then there are the captivating tales of pirates who arrived to plunder the treasure of the Spanish Ship, shipwreck victims, the houses of refuge and lighthouse beacons that saved the lives of so many and left a legacy that many say still haunts the towers to this day. The devastation left by Mother Nature when hurricane’s left death and destruction their wake and then the profound effects left by World War II.
“Get off the Interstate: The True Stories Behind East Coast Florida’s Historical Markers” continues to transport readers along the white sand dunes, beside clear blue waters and intracoastal waterways to inland marshes discovering the amazing story that is Florida history.