Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs
Alternative Title
The Bay from the Tower, Sutherland
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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.
Alt Text
A rural town with a dirt road running through the center, lined with trees and a few scant buildings on either side. The landscape includes several houses and an open body of water in the background.
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Subject: geographic
Pinellas County (Fla.); Palm Harbor (Fla.); Sutherland Bayou (Fla.)
Physical Collection
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
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