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Honeymoon Cottage 8x12 image The "Honeymoon Cottage was built in 1959, but was severely damaged by Hurricane Elena in 1985. It is now one of the most photographed places on the island. Cedar Key, Levy, Florida 9/2/09 1:26:44 PM IMG_0027658 Web

"Honeymoon Cottage" 8x12 image The "Thomas Guest House, appears on town postcards. It sits just offshore, looking as if one more storm or roosting pelican will cause it to crumble into the Gulf. Locals jokingly refer to it as 'The Honeymoon Cottage.' " floridians.visitflorida.com/getaways/g/find_your_inner_ar... "On stilts here in the Gulf of Mexico, a house was built in 1959 by Philip and Margaret Thomas at the end of a 300-foot boardwalk. At the time, they owned the large Thomas Hotel in Gainesville. "Col. George Walton came to Cedar Key to spend a weekend in the Island Hotel, and instead wound up spending years in this house, which he called the "Shark Tooth School". Walton wrote and published several books, including The Wasted Generation and The Tarnished Shield. It was partially destroyed by Hurricane Elena on Labor Day, 1985." It is now one of the most photographed places on the island." www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/8428/hikeplans/cedar_ke... Cedar Key, Levy, Florida 9/2/09 1:27:32 PM IMG_0027665 8x12

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Island Hotel & Restaurant Michelle Pearson image The Island Hotel sits across the street from the old L & W Saloon. The Island Hotel was built on 2nd Street out of cypress and "tabby", a mix of lime rock and crushed oyster shells. According to http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc6/cedarkey1.htm : The structure that is now the Island Hotel was built sometime between 1859 and 1860. Records indicate that Major John Parsons bought the property in 1859. It is likely that construction was finished the following year. The Florida pioneers who settled Cedar Key made the building to last. They mixed oyster shell, limestone and sand to pour tabby walls 10 inches thick. Massive 12-inch oak beams were framed in the basement to support the wooden structure. (Their workmanship has withstood the ravages of time for more than 140 years. The building has survived innumerable hurricanes, floods, storms and other disasters. The floors are uneven. The building contracts and expands with the seasons and has all the "aches and pains" of an elderly lady. Development of Cedar Key had begun in 1859 in anticipation of the prosperity that completion of the Florida Railroad was expected to bring to the port on the Gulf. Major Parsons and his partner and co-owner Francis E. Hale (died 1910) were among businessmen hoping to take advantage of the economic opportunity when they opened Parsons and Hale's General Store. The outbreak of the Civil War forced an abrupt halt to Cedar Key development. Union troops considered it a strategic port. They invaded the town and burned down almost every building that wasn't needed to quarter troops or store supplies. The fact that Parsons and Hale's General Store survived the war lends credence to the strong probability that it served as a barracks and warehouse for the Yankees. It may have been used by Confederate troops as well during the times they managed to retake Cedar Key, since building owner Major Parsons was commander of a detachment of Confederate volunteers defending the Gulf Coast against Federal gunboats and troops. On November 23, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Levy/state.html Some history of the Island Hotel: http://www.islandhotel-cedarkey.com/history.html 224 2nd Street Cedar Key, Levy, Florida 9/2/09 1:13:04 PM IMG_0027618 4x6

Island Hotel & Restaurant Michelle Pearson image Established 1859, the Island Hotel sits across the street from the old L & W Saloon. The Island Hotel was built on 2nd Street out of cypress and "tabby", a mix of lime rock and crushed oyster shells. According to http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc6/cedarkey1.htm : The structure that is now the Island Hotel was built sometime between 1859 and 1860. Records indicate that Major John Parsons bought the property in 1859. It is likely that construction was finished the following year. The Florida pioneers who settled Cedar Key made the building to last. They mixed oyster shell, limestone and sand to pour tabby walls 10 inches thick. Massive 12-inch oak beams were framed in the basement to support the wooden structure. (Their workmanship has withstood the ravages of time for more than 140 years. The building has survived innumerable hurricanes, floods, storms and other disasters. The floors are uneven. The building contracts and expands with the seasons and has all the "aches and pains" of an elderly lady. Development of Cedar Key had begun in 1859 in anticipation of the prosperity that completion of the Florida Railroad was expected to bring to the port on the Gulf. Major Parsons and his partner and co-owner Francis E. Hale (died 1910) were among businessmen hoping to take advantage of the economic opportunity when they opened Parsons and Hale's General Store. The outbreak of the Civil War forced an abrupt halt to Cedar Key development. Union troops considered it a strategic port. They invaded the town and burned down almost every building that wasn't needed to quarter troops or store supplies. The fact that Parsons and Hale's General Store survived the war lends credence to the strong probability that it served as a barracks and warehouse for the Yankees. It may have been used by Confederate troops as well during the times they managed to retake Cedar Key, since building owner Major Parsons was commander of a detachment of Confederate volunteers defending the Gulf Coast against Federal gunboats and troops. On November 23, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Levy/state.html A little history of the Island Hotel can be found: http://www.islandhotel-cedarkey.com/history.html 224 2nd Street Cedar Key, Levy, Florida 9/2/09 1:13:04 PM IMG_0027618 Antique 4x6

L & M Saloon Michelle Pearson image Atty Pierce Kelley of Cedar Key wrote a novel Fistfight at the L and M Saloon A picture of this down the road, says "Woolridge Building 1881." In researching the name Woolridge and Wooldridge, there was a N. Woolridge/Wooldridge that was a druggist and served as Cedar Key town clerk. One of his terms, he was actually defeated by the mayor's brother, E.L. Cottrell, who withdrew just before swearing in, and so Mayor Cottrell appointed N. Woolridge / Wooldridge to another term. books.google.com/books?id=iMcad-3UrDsC&pg=PA101&l... books.google.com/books?id=vppNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA216&a... According to fulltextt10.fcla.edu/DLData/AM/AM00000316_00001/00038.txt : WOODRIDGE BUILDING The Woodridge building built around 1881 and con- structed of tabby concrete for N. Woodridge and was used as the city post office at that time. A Napoleon Wooldridge, 1883, from Cedar Key, FL is listed in Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the ..., Volume 35 By American Pharmaceutical Association. Meeting. books.google.com/books?id=4m0CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA670&l... Cedar Key&f=false Again, according to Cedar Key, Florida: A History by Kevin M. McCarthy, "The first evangelist was C.D. Moore. When the local people wanted services more than the twice-a-year revivals, they rented space in what became the L&M Bar. The first full-time minister, R.C. Crawford, lived above the church." p 72 On page 101 it states, "A fire in March 1975 destroyed the Porthole Bar and Lounge in Cedar Key. Mrs. Mary Arline had operated the lounge, which had been called the L&M Bar and Lounge when operated by Lawrence and Melrose Clark. The thick, coquina-type walls of the more than one-hundred-year old building managed to confine the fire before it spread to the adjoining buildings." Fire news story in Ocala Star-Banner - Mar 21, 1975 (fire happened Mar 20, 1975) news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19750321&... According to the Cedar Key Historical Trail by Steve Rajtar: 58....Woodredge Building Tabby concrete was used to construct this building in about 1881 for N. Woodredge. It has been used as the post office, a drug store, a hardware store, a bar and a barber shop. Also pictured is, according to Cedar Key Historical Trail by Steve Rajtar: 57....Zewadski Building This was built in 1884 for use as the W.K. Zewadski General Merchandise Store. During the 1920s, it was a drug store, and in the 1950s it became the home of Hale Hardware. According to fulltextt10.fcla.edu/DLData/AM/AM00000316_00001/00038.txt : ZEWADSKI BUILDING This building was a general merchandise store con- structed for Mr. Zewadski. 1884 Map: edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/map/pdf-1/ACL-9392.pdf The Gainesville Sun April 23, 2006 article on future plans for this area: www.loopnet.com/Attachments/6/2/6/62657B76-7A3A-457B-9337... Cedar Key, Levy, Florida 9/2/09 1:12:27 PM IMG_0027614 4x6

L & M Saloon Michelle Pearson image Atty Pierce Kelley of Cedar Key wrote a novel Fistfight at the L and M Saloon A picture of this down the road, says "Woolridge Building 1881." In researching the name Woolridge and Wooldridge, there was a N. Woolridge/Wooldridge that was a druggist and served as Cedar Key town clerk. One of his terms, he was actually defeated by the mayor's brother, E.L. Cottrell, who withdrew just before swearing in, and so Mayor Cottrell appointed N. Woolridge / Wooldridge to another term. books.google.com/books?id=iMcad-3UrDsC&pg=PA101&l... books.google.com/books?id=vppNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA216&a... According to fulltextt10.fcla.edu/DLData/AM/AM00000316_00001/00038.txt : WOODRIDGE BUILDING The Woodridge building built around 1881 and con- structed of tabby concrete for N. Woodridge and was used as the city post office at that time. A Napoleon Wooldridge, 1883, from Cedar Key, FL is listed in Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the ..., Volume 35 By American Pharmaceutical Association. Meeting. books.google.com/books?id=4m0CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA670&l... Cedar Key&f=false Again, according to Cedar Key, Florida: A History by Kevin M. McCarthy, "The first evangelist was C.D. Moore. When the local people wanted services more than the twice-a-year revivals, they rented space in what became the L&M Bar. The first full-time minister, R.C. Crawford, lived above the church." p 72 On page 101 it states, "A fire in March 1975 destroyed the Porthole Bar and Lounge in Cedar Key. Mrs. Mary Arline had operated the lounge, which had been called the L&M Bar and Lounge when operated by Lawrence and Melrose Clark. The thick, coquina-type walls of the more than one-hundred-year old building managed to confine the fire before it spread to the adjoining buildings." Fire news story in Ocala Star-Banner - Mar 21, 1975 (fire happened Mar 20, 1975) news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19750321&... According to the Cedar Key Historical Trail by Steve Rajtar: 58....Woodredge Building Tabby concrete was used to construct this building in about 1881 for N. Woodredge. It has been used as the post office, a drug store, a hardware store, a bar and a barber shop. Also pictured is, according to Cedar Key Historical Trail by Steve Rajtar: 57....Zewadski Building This was built in 1884 for use as the W.K. Zewadski General Merchandise Store. During the 1920s, it was a drug store, and in the 1950s it became the home of Hale Hardware. According to fulltextt10.fcla.edu/DLData/AM/AM00000316_00001/00038.txt : ZEWADSKI BUILDING This building was a general merchandise store con- structed for Mr. Zewadski. 1884 Map: edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/map/pdf-1/ACL-9392.pdf The Gainesville Sun April 23, 2006 article on future plans for this area: www.loopnet.com/Attachments/6/2/6/62657B76-7A3A-457B-9337... Cedar Key, Levy, Florida 9/2/09 1:12:27 PM IMG_0027614 Antique 4x6

Honeymoon Cottage Michelle Pearson image The "Thomas Guest House, appears on town postcards. It sits just offshore, looking as if one more storm or roosting pelican will cause it to crumble into the Gulf. Locals jokingly refer to it as 'The Honeymoon Cottage.' " floridians.visitflorida.com/getaways/g/find_your_inner_ar... "On stilts here in the Gulf of Mexico, a house was built in 1959 by Philip and Margaret Thomas at the end of a 300-foot boardwalk. At the time, they owned the large Thomas Hotel in Gainesville. "Col. George Walton came to Cedar Key to spend a weekend in the Island Hotel, and instead wound up spending years in this house, which he called the "Shark Tooth School". Walton wrote and published several books, including The Wasted Generation and The Tarnished Shield. It was partially destroyed by Hurricane Elena on Labor Day, 1985." It is now one of the most photographed places on the island." <a href="http://www.geoc