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1852 Sectional Survey Map of Township 30S, Range 20E
Title
1852 Sectional Survey Map of Township 30S, Range 20E.
Abstract/Description
Sectional Survey map created in 1852 at the request of the Internal IMprovement Fund for the State of Florida in preparation for land sales. This land, with the Alafia River clearly marked, would have included lands in modern Riverview. The historical town of Peru, was likely on the south side of the river in Section 17. Today's I-75 roughly marks the western boundary of this Township.
Identifier
HCC0101SHC030
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Image (JPEG)
1852 Survey Map of Township 30S, Range 19E
Title
1852 Survey Map of Township 30S, Range 19E.
Abstract/Description
This 1852 survey map of Township 30S, Range 19E includes the area surrounding the the mouths of the Alafia River and Bull Frog Creek and would include all of today's Gibsonton. This survey was commissioned by the State of Florida in response to the Federal Swamp Act of 1850 permitting Florida to sell "swamp" land. A survey of those lands was necessary before any sales could occur. This survey, completed by Deputy Surveyor, Charles F. Hopkins, was completed in April, 1852. No proprietary...
Show moreThis 1852 survey map of Township 30S, Range 19E includes the area surrounding the the mouths of the Alafia River and Bull Frog Creek and would include all of today's Gibsonton. This survey was commissioned by the State of Florida in response to the Federal Swamp Act of 1850 permitting Florida to sell "swamp" land. A survey of those lands was necessary before any sales could occur. This survey, completed by Deputy Surveyor, Charles F. Hopkins, was completed in April, 1852. No proprietary rights can be attached to this map. This map and many historical survey maps can be found: http://www.labins.org/survey_data/landrecords/landrecords.cfm
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Identifier
HCC0101SHC002
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Image (JPEG)
1853 Survey Map of Bullfrog Mound (Island)
Title
1853 Survey Map of Bullfrog Mound (Island).
Abstract/Description
1853 Survey Map of Bullfrog Mound, surveyed by C. F. Hopkins. The island, cited at the mouth of the Bull Frog Creek, south of the Alafia River, is not present on modern maps. Map was produced in 1907 and was housed at the Office of the Surveyor General in Tallahassee, FL. No proprietary rights can be attached to this map. This map and many historical survey maps can be found: http://www.labins.org/survey_data/landrecords/landrecords.cfm
Identifier
HCC0101SHC001
Format
Image (JPEG)
1880 - A. P. and Rose Dickman
Title
1880 - A. P. and Rose Dickman.
Abstract/Description
Photographic portrait of A. P. and Rose Dickman, one of three founding Dickman families who came to Ruskin along with George McA. Miller.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS093
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Image (JPEG)
1882 Map of Alafia River
Title
1882 Map of Alafia River.
Abstract/Description
1882 Map of Hillsborough County showing location of Alafia River. Note, in particular, the prominent marking of Peru. Map produced by the US Coast Survey of the US Land Office.
Identifier
HCC0101RIV006
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
1890-1920 Buck of Cock Roach Bay
Title
1890-1920 Buck of Cock Roach Bay.
Abstract/Description
Poster 1890-1920 Buck of Cock Roach Bay Shipped by E.C. McLean, Inc. Sun City, Florida
Identifier
HCC0101SC007
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Image (JPEG)
1910 Plat Map for the Town of Ruskin
Title
1910 Plat Map for the Town of Ruskin.
Abstract/Description
This 1910 Subdivision Plan was filed with Hillsborough County to intiate land sales in Ruskin. Note that the street names running east and west are named for well-known (by the standards of 1910) authors and philosophers. For reference. College Avenue is in its current location. 4th Street is today's US 41. Bellamy Avenue is today's Shell Point Road.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS010
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Image (JPEG)
1910 Ruskin FL By-Laws
Title
1910 Ruskin FL By-Laws.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS085
Format
Document (PDF)
1913 Guaranty Title Company
Title
1913 Guaranty Title Company.
Abstract/Description
This 1913 Woodward - Crowder Title Document contains many Ruskin Florida Area Land Transactions from 1883 through 1913 including - 1907 George McA Miller and the Ruskin Common goods - J. Fred Lender - 1883 Sr Edward James Reed - 1909 Dickman - 1909 Harriet E. Orcutt - and many others. George McA Miller and Ruskin FL founders start around the page stamped 83 or PDF page 86. It also details the earliest land transactions following the 1850 Swamp Act, which is the basis for all land sales in...
Show moreThis 1913 Woodward - Crowder Title Document contains many Ruskin Florida Area Land Transactions from 1883 through 1913 including - 1907 George McA Miller and the Ruskin Common goods - J. Fred Lender - 1883 Sr Edward James Reed - 1909 Dickman - 1909 Harriet E. Orcutt - and many others. George McA Miller and Ruskin FL founders start around the page stamped 83 or PDF page 86. It also details the earliest land transactions following the 1850 Swamp Act, which is the basis for all land sales in Southern Hillsborough County, so this page is being shared with that collection, as well. As this is a compilation of titles maintained by Hillsborough County government, it is highly unlikely this abstract is copyrighted. ALL of the material is available via public records request.
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Identifier
HCC0101SHC010
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Document (PDF)
1914-1915 Ruskin College Catalog
Title
1914-1915 Ruskin College Catalog.
Date Issued
1914
Identifier
HCC0101RUS079
Format
Document (PDF)
1916-1917 Ruskin College Catalog
Title
1916-1917 Ruskin College Catalog.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS080
Format
Document (PDF)
1923 New Years Eve Reception Book
Title
1923 New Years Eve Reception Book.
Abstract/Description
1923 New Years Eve guests in attendance at the home of Mrs. Buckland. Provides names of Ruskin residents who attended reception.
Date Issued
1923
Identifier
HCC0101RUS139
Format
E-book
1924 New Years Eve Reception Book
Title
1924 New Years Eve Reception Book.
Abstract/Description
1924 New Years Eve guests in attendance at the home of Mrs. (Adaline) Miller. Note the people visiting from Ruskin and from south in Manatee County.
Date Issued
1924
Identifier
HCC0101RUS140
Format
E-book
1925 New Years Eve Reception Book
Title
1925 New Years Eve Reception Book.
Abstract/Description
1925 New Years Eve Reception guests in attendance at Mrs. A. D. Miller's.
Date Issued
1925
Identifier
HCC0101RUS141
Format
E-book
1925: Sun City Subdivision Plan for Movie Colony
Title
1925: Sun City Subdivision Plan for Movie Colony.
Abstract/Description
This is the 1925 Subdivision Plan filed with the County in order to offer lot sales to begin the planned Sun City, designed to be the HOllywood of the east. Note that the names of all of the streets are named for elements of the Silent Film industry, stars, studios or producer/directors. This plat is on file at the Clerk's Office in Hillsborough County in the Subdivision Book Number 17 on Page 21. Take note, also, that the studio was built in the large area on the east side of the development...
Show moreThis is the 1925 Subdivision Plan filed with the County in order to offer lot sales to begin the planned Sun City, designed to be the HOllywood of the east. Note that the names of all of the streets are named for elements of the Silent Film industry, stars, studios or producer/directors. This plat is on file at the Clerk's Office in Hillsborough County in the Subdivision Book Number 17 on Page 21. Take note, also, that the studio was built in the large area on the east side of the development in section 70A.
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Identifier
HCC0101SC001
Format
Document (PDF)
1930 Survey Map of 2 Islands at the Mouth of the Alafia River
Title
1930 Survey Map of 2 Islands at the Mouth of the Alafia River.
Abstract/Description
This 1930 survey map was drawn to include 2 additional islands at the mouth of the Alafia River which were omitted in the original survey of 1852. The two islands are one labeled J. W. Williams in Section 23, and Pepper Key in both Sections 22 and 27. No proprietary rights can be attached to this map. This map and many historical survey maps can be found: http://www.labins.org/survey_data/landrecords/landrecords.cfm
Identifier
HCC0101SHC003
Format
Image (JPEG)
1936 Map South of Alafia River
Title
1936 Map South of Alafia River.
Abstract/Description
This map shows the western portions of South County below the Alafia River to about where today's Big Bend Road is today. Note the location of Gibsonton, Gardensville and Adamsville. It is also interesting to note that today's US 301 is label State Route 5 and US 41. Today's US 41 is labeled SR 23 and US 541. US 541 was commissioned in 1932, a few years after the US route system was established, and it existed for only about 20 years. US 541 essentially functioned as a long business loop off...
Show moreThis map shows the western portions of South County below the Alafia River to about where today's Big Bend Road is today. Note the location of Gibsonton, Gardensville and Adamsville. It is also interesting to note that today's US 301 is label State Route 5 and US 41. Today's US 41 is labeled SR 23 and US 541. US 541 was commissioned in 1932, a few years after the US route system was established, and it existed for only about 20 years. US 541 essentially functioned as a long business loop off US 41; its south end was not far from Tampa, in Palmetto:
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Identifier
HCC0101SHC051
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Image (JPEG)
1940s Mr. Albert "Georgia Boy" Harris
Title
1940s Mr. Albert "Georgia Boy" Harris.
Abstract/Description
Mr. Albert "Georgia Boy" Harris, former farm worker at Elsberry Farm in the mid 1940s. Mr. Harris lived on the farm with his wife (Josephine and their children; Robert, Abe, Alvin, Alberta, William, Nelson, Roosevelt and Randolph.) They lived in the area designated for Black workers called "The Quarters". Mr. Harris was the "Black Forman" the only black forman, Mr. Jones was the white forman. (Picture courtesy Alberta Harris, daughter of Albert & Josephine Harris, former Ruskin residents)
Identifier
HCC0101SHC007
Format
Image (JPEG)
1959 Aerial View of Ruskin
Title
1959 Aerial View of Ruskin.
Abstract/Description
January 1959 photograph of the Ruskin area. The river at the bottom of the picture is the Little Manatee River. Ruskin lies on the north shore of the River and the Ruskin Inlet. The developing area, in white, at the extreme left of the picture is Paul Dickman's Bahia Beach area, then under construction.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS191
Format
Image (JPEG)
1960 Heart of Ruskin
Title
1960 Heart of Ruskin.
Abstract/Description
Vine Ripe 20 Pounds Produce of USA Heart of Ruskin Florida west coast staked Tomatoes Distributing Co. Ruskin, Florida. Would have been affixed to packing crate.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS015
Format
Image (JPEG)

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