Florida Archives - The Forgotten South

A Historic Family Homestead in Sumter County Florida

This home was built lovingly- quite literally, for the Fussell Family in the late 1800s.

[Sumter County, FL]

Built in 1922, this grist mill has been grinding corn for its community for almost 100 years.

[Leon County, FL]

Ms. Bess was famous for her pies and her caring nature.

[Putnam County, FL]

Built in the early 1900s for workers on a turpentine farm, these cabins have been lovingly kept up over all these years.

[Marion County, FL]

This home was built by the first white settler to come to this area of Florida.

[Sumter County, FL]

This church was founded by earlier Florida settlers and while its no longer in regular use, descendants of its founders care for it to this day.

[Levy County, FL]

Built in the 1870s, this home has watched the trains roll by for more than 100 years.

[Bradford County, FL]

A lumber town and mansion once stood along these river banks.

[Madison County, FL]

Home to the 19th Governor of Florida, this home sits at the crossroads of thousands of years of Florida history.

[Duval County, FL]

Built in 1917, this school was abandoned in the 1960s.

[Duval County, FL]