Glimpses of the Panhandle.

Chicago: Adams Press, 1961. First Edition. Signed by the Author. Contents include: Steamboats Once Ran on Apalachicola River; St. Joseph Had Brief by Interesting History; Eight Mile Railway - Lake Wimico to St. Joseph 1836; Many Burned to Death at “Negro Fort”; Florida’s First Constitution in 1838; History of Panhandle Marked by Indian Massacres; Gulf County Created in 1925; Confederacy Furnished Salt From St. Andrews Bay - 1861-65; Rebels and Yanks Clashed Here, 1863; Area Land Boom in 1885-90; Parker Community First Named Austerlitz; Parker Lodge Organized in 1892; Allanton and Wetappo Settled around 1880; Methodist Minister Starts Cromanton in 1886; Intracoastal Waterway Has Colorful History; Mail Delivered by Sailboat; Passenger and Freight Boats Popular; St. Andrew Streets Older; How About Name of Your Street; Panama First Called Park Resort and Harrison; G. M. West - Father of Panama City; Panama City Incorporated, 1909; Many Business Firms Built on Harrison Avenue; Twelve Men Served at Least One Full Term as Mayor; Millville Established on Lumber and Fishing; Millville Incorporated in 1913; Timber Industry, German-American Lumber Co.; Lumber Mill’s Fire Was City’s Most Spectacular; Millville National Guard Unit, 1917; One Barge Built at Millville in World War I; Park Cemetery Oldest - Callaway One of Newest in Area; Names of Pioneers Found in Area’s Cemeteries; Three Telephones in Bay Area, 1896; First Transfer Business by Boats and Wagons; First Gasoline Agency Here in 1909; Area Had Electric Current in 1915; Early Roads Used for Naval Store Hauls, U.S. Mail and Travelers; First Coco Cola Plant in 1906; First Bank in St. Andrews in 1907; Volunteer Fire Companies Organized in 1012; Early Musical Groups in St. Andrews and Lynn Haven; First Bay Area Churches Organized in 1885-86; Many Changes in Area Schools; Bob Jones College Opened in 1927; Southport Once Rail Terminus; Bay Line Completed in 1908; Over Forty-four Years on Railroad; Lynn Haven Booming Town in 1913; Notes from L:ynn Haven 1913 Directory; Florida’s Monument to the North; First Toll Bridge at Lynn Haven; Gen. Andrew Jackson Names First Counties; Court Martial Lake’s Name Traced to Jackson; Washington County Created in 1929, Bay County in 1913; Naval Stores industry Boomed; Paper Mill Began in 1931; Bar Vets Organized in 1925; Tyndall Field Approved on December 6, 1941; The Tarpon Story Retold; Hawk Massalina Died at 108; The Hermit of St. Andrews Park; Miscellaneous Notes about Families and Individuals; A Little about This and That; Newspapers, Beaches, Wainwright Shipyard, U.S. Mine Countermeasures Station; Bibliography