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Tucked into the southwest corner of Martin County at 18681 Southwest Conners Highway, Cypress Lodge has played a role in Florida history since 1936. DANIEL DYER
Inn love
When Jim Stroscheim was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he and his wife Deborah lived in Port Saint Lucie. “He watched TV, listened to news on his phone, and smoked cigars.
The People of Cow Creek Ranch
Here are some – not all – of the people who passed through the gates of Cow Creek Ranch from 1923 to 1976.
Local boosters chartered a train in 1925 that took them to Tallahassee, where they successfully lobbied the legislature for their own county. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ARCHIVE CENTER, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY
100 years on…
Indian River County was created on May 30, 1925 — nearly 100 years ago — when Gov. John D. Martin signed a bill that split St. Lucie County into two parts.
This wonderful sight greeted passersby and motorists driving through Fort Pierce. The Dairy Queen ice cream store stood on the corner of Tenth Street and Orange Avenue for decades, and customers stopped in at all hours to enjoy the variety of treats and sandwiches that longtime Fort Pierce residents still remember. WAUGH FAMILY PHOTOS
WE ALL SCREAMED
There’s hardly a person who lived in Fort Pierce between the 1950s and 1990s who doesn’t remember stopping off at the Dairy Queen — on the corner of Tenth Street and Orange Avenue — for a tasty ice cream treat.
For most of the 1960s, the waters of Martin County’s rivers were pristine enough for swimming and waterskiing. LARRY CRARY
Wonder years
In summertime, our nights were filled with stars. The rest of the year we had all the bright lights of a major city without humongous buildings and hordes of people. In the 1960s, flower farms galore gave sparsely populated Martin County its claim to being the Chrysanthemum Capital of the World.
The Stuart Heritage Museum, a popular attraction for visitors and locals, is full of fun and fascinating memorabilia about Stuart and Martin County. RICK CRARY
History in store
As Martin County celebrates its centennial, it’s the perfect opportunity to step back in time and learn about the interesting people and places that have shaped its history.
“Stuart” was painted on rooftops to direct pilots to the airport. SANDRA THURLOW
Soaring prospects
Albert Paul “Bert” Krueger had returned home to Stuart as a World War I flying ace. His parents were early pioneers of Martin County, where Bert and his siblings had grown up on the family’s pineapple farm.
A new wing constructed in 1962 marked the beginning of hospital expansion. Thurlow/Ruhnke
Health history
When Dr. John T. Henderson, a successful physician from Cleveland, Ohio, came to this region during the real estate boom, it was to oversee his property interests — not continue practicing medicine.
The buildings of Martin County
Martin County was a product of the great Florida real estate boom of the 1920s. Some of the buildings of the era have not only survived but have been lovingly restored.
