View from Tower Looking down on Sutherland and Sutherland Bayou

Alternative Title

The Bay from the Tower, Sutherland

Creator

Charles H. Stokes

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Creation Date

January 1893

Time Period

circa 1893-1895

Abstract

The town of Sutherland, Florida (now called Palm Harbor) is seen from a tower. Sutherland Bayou is in the background. A view along the route of the Plant System of Railways.

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Geographic Location

Pinellas County (Fla.); Palm Harbor (Fla.); Sutherland Bayou (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs

Box

1

Digital Date

2021

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

Palm Harbor has gone by several names in the past. It was first called "Curlew" in the 1860s and in 1878, a post office called it "Bay St. Joseph." By 1888, it was referred to as Sutherland. The Orange Belt Railway reached Sutherland in 1890. In 1925, they changed the name to Palm Harbor.

Identifier

S54-051

Recommended Citation

Stokes, Charles H., "View from Tower Looking down on Sutherland and Sutherland Bayou" (1893). Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs. Image 34.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/stokes/34