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Title |
The Fernandina Express Saturday December 24, 1881 and January 28, 1882 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Scope & Content |
The Fernandina Express Saturday, December 24, 1881 and Saturday January 28, 1882. These newspapers are laminated together. There is an article about how Charles Angel is almost complete on the construction of his bakery building and recently purchased a lot of land on north of 3rd street that is going to be for a 25x60 warehouse that is one story high There is an article about Amelia Island plant production has increased with details such as fig trees on Parson Hazleton's place. The article reports about orange trees that are growing from seeds planted 4 years earlier that have by the time of this article trunks that were 5 inches in diameter. They report the other crops growing are bananas. There is an article about a steamer ship titled The Martha that takes pleasure trips up the Saint Mary's River and can be chartered for excursions. It mentions that with the two trips one person went on there was a total of 40 passenders on the Martha. There is mention of how Major Duryee acquired a tug boat titled P.I. Nevius. There is a list of passenger train railroad depaperture times. There is an article that mentions that the Naussau County script is worth between .90 to .95 cents where only a few months prior both types were being sold between .70 to .75 cents. (To obtain High-Res Photos use the media tab files) |
Object ID |
2022.090.040 |
Collection |
AIMH Newspapers |
Caption |
Fernandina Express December 24, 1881 and January 28, 1882 |
Number of images |
2 |
People |
Duryee, William B. C. Duryee, William B. C. Angel, Charles |
Search Terms |
Advertisement Historical News News (Newspaper) Newspaper History Fernandina Express Historic Resources Historic Residences Historic People riverboat River Boat Tug boats |
Subjects |
Advertisements Advertising Newspaper Headlines Newspaper Industry Newspapers Advertising Advertisements Shipping Agricultural productivity Agriculture Plants Orange trees Oranges Fig trees Bananas Banana plants Ships Shopping Ship captains Orange orchards |
Date |
12/24/1881 |