Past & Presence

PAST & PRESENCE: The history behind the strawberry fest’s star power

March 6, 2014 By Gil Gott

Plant City can point with pride to its civic clubs and organizations for all the good works done in the name of the community. Stadiums, parks, playgrounds, the library, special events and more all were put together by the civic clubs and organizations in Plant City, many of which had their beginnings in the early […]

PAST & PRESENCE: Albert Schneider: Festival’s first president

February 20, 2014 By Gil Gott

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Early Plant City leaders and the Knights of Pythias

August 8, 2013 By Gil Gott

buy actos online actos no prescription Plant City was first chartered in 1885, and as Plant City historian, David E. Bailey, Jr., wrote, it was an “instant town.” By 1902, the town had progressed to the point that Philander Allen Merrin, then editor of the Plant City Courier, wrote, “Plant City’s future was assured.” Merrin […]

PAST & PRESENCE: Examining Plant City’s black heritage

May 23, 2013 By Gil Gott

A historical marker was dedicated to the Bealsville community May 13, sponsored by the Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council. Bealsville was founded by freed slaves in 1865, after the end of the Civil War. Let’s take a look at two significant black communities in the Plant City area. We have recently come across a 2005 […]

PAST & PRESENCE: The story behind HCC’s Plant City campus

April 11, 2013 By Gil Gott

The story of the Plant City campus of Hillsborough Community College begins in July 1967, when officials decided the new Hillsborough Junior College would consist of multiple campuses. The master plan for the creation of junior colleges throughout Florida was developed by the state government in 1957. The intent was to alleviate some of the […]

PAST AND PRESENCE: Mary Jane Jackson Parolini: A real queen

January 31, 2013 By Gil Gott

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about Mary Jane Jackson Parolini. Looking back to 1956, Mary Jane Jackson Parolini said it was an incredible year. It was her senior year at Plant City High School, and she was busy that year being a class officer, homeroom officer, a thespian, a Kiwanette, […]

PAST & PRESENCE: Wilbur Fisk Burts’ impact remains (Part 2)

December 6, 2012 By Gil Gott

By Gil Gott | Plant City Photo Archives & History Center Editor’s note: This is the second part of our series chronicling the life of early settler Wilbur Fisk Burts. Click here to read Part One. In Part One, we wrote about Wilbur Fisk Burts and his various activities, closing with some of his business […]

PAST & PRESENCE: Meet early settler Wilbur Fisk Burts (Part 1)

October 25, 2012 By Gil Gott

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PAST AND PRESENCE: We remember Raiford ‘Shorty’ Brown

September 20, 2012 By Gil Gott

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PAST AND PRESENCE: Meet Plant City’s first queen

August 16, 2012 By Gil Gott

By Gil Gott | Plant City Photo Archives & History Center There are many good stories about Plant City, its religious life, social life, civic life, business life and more. online pharmacy flagyl online with best prices today in the USA On the business side, which now has become social as well, is the honoring […]