Episodes Located: ALACHUA, Florida in the 1880's

  1. Florida Depression
    date December 23, 1889 to 1893map ALACHUA, Floridatags Economy, Law

    A native of Florida, Mr. Cooke jumped on the cash-in bandwagon and attempted to retrieve his money but The Land Mortgage Bank of Florida was unwilling to return Mr. Cooke's assets. Mr. Cooke then moved to sue the bank and the case was passed up to the High Court of Justice in Florida similar to a state supreme court. The apprehension of an uncertain economy left many citizens feeling insecure about...

  2. Watermelon and Sun
    date April, 1885map ALACHUA, Floridatags Economy, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    One plantation owner who was drawn away from his home near Montgomery, Alabama to Alachua County, Florida (near Gainesville) was James B. Bailey. After his resettlement, Bailey became an active participant in government serving as Superintendent of Labor for the Engineers Department of the Eastern District of Florida and was even a candidate for Alachua County's commissioner of roads. In his personal...