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Southern Hillsborough County Historical Connections Project
Did you know 100 years before Hillsborough Community College opened its SouthShore Campus, higher learning was available in Ruskin Florida? To learn about Early Ruskin and Ruskin College click on
Ruskin History Collections
These collections include historic
documents,
photos and
interviews
from people who were here before the town was named Ruskin.
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- Title: Adaline Dickman Miller
- Abstract/Description: Adaline Dickman Miller Clipping Book.
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- Title: Books
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- Title: Calendars
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- Title: Frankland Racing Catalogs
- Abstract/Description: The Winners' Choice - Frankland Racing Equipment, P.O. Box 278, Ruskin FL 33570
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- Title: Kelly's Bar and Restaurant
- Abstract/Description: A scrapbook of the history and family related to Kelly's Bar and Restaurant in the 1960s. This was provided by Michele Kelly Stampa now living in California.
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- Title: Ruskin Branch Library
- Abstract/Description: This collection will be documents, photos, interviews, etc. since the library was dedicated to the public on June 5, 1966.
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- Title: Ruskin History Collections
- Description: In its early days, Ruskin was isolated. Few roads and boat trips to Tampa and St. Petersburg took several hours each way. Local trees supplied timber for construction and resin for turpentine. An abandoned turpentine factory provided the means to make turpentine and buildings f...