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- The Irishman was named in 1768 as Britain's secretary of state for the American colonies. Holmes (1848): For Thomas J. Holmes of North Carolina, who settled in the area about 1830. It might also be for a local chieftain who’d adopted the Anglicized name.
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Jul 25, 2019 · And other county origins. Glades (1921): For the Everglades. Gulf (1925): For its location on the Gulf of Mexico. Hamilton (1827): For Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. The honor ...
Glades County was created from DeSoto County in 1921, and lies directly west of Lake Okeechobee. Although it takes its name from the Everglades, only a small portion of the county is in the Everglades proper. The lands of the county are mostly of the prairie type, interspersed with pine lands, hammock lands and cypress growths.
Glades County, Florida. / 26.95°N 81.19°W / 26.95; -81.19. Glades County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,126, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Moore Haven. [2]
Glades County was created from DeSoto County in 1921, and lies directly west of Lake Okeechobee. Although it takes its name from the Everglades, only a small portion of the county is in the Everglades proper. The lands of the county are mostly of the prairie type, interspersed with pine lands, hammock lands and cypress growths.
Aug 29, 2019 · The original state bond issued was paid off in 1984, years ahead of its planned date of 1991. Tolls were to stay in place for another decade. But they're still in place today. It cost $1.50 each ...
Sep 5, 2019 · Lizard Lick While this odd little township in Wake County may now be famous for the towing and repo show of the same name, the origin story is pretty funny. Apparently a door-to-door salesman was ...
Glades County Glades County, is north of the Everglades. It was one of several counties carved from DeSoto in the partition of 1921. It was almost named "Muck County." Following a referendum the county seat of the new county was located at Moore Haven.
