Acres aweigh! : a true story of the history of naval station Mayport
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Library.1889
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163 pages ; 23 cm
Acres aweigh! : a true story of the history of naval station Mayport by Joe Abb Overby.
Autographed and inscribed by author 2nd page following front cover.
Summary: Those who see Naval Station Mayport as it is today may not realize that the property where they now stand once held a thriving resort called Wonderwood . This is the story of that time, and of the woman who developed the resort, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Stark. Get to know this groundbreaking woman as young tug master as Overby himself knew her. But Acres Aweigh! is more than Mrs. Stark's story. It is also the story of a growing Navy base during the author's tour of duty there and his adventures aboard his aging tugboat, jokingly called "June-Moon-Uniform.""--Page 4 of cover.
Selected contents: Odd new adventure -- Woman from another era -- Wildlife and history lessons -- Proud new owner -- Settling in -- Guts and glory -- Fame, greatness and the mundane -- Falling in love with Lake Elizabeth -- Elizabeth Worthington Philip renaissance woman -- Stormy weather -- Journey to Mayport -- Rest of the story -- Finding a wreck and building a resort -- Cherokee rose girls -- Outsiders, natives, and Joe's big conversion -- Wonderwood's lawn mowers -- Visit to Miramar -- Outsider makes her mark -- Waking the giant -- Monument to Ribault -- Moonshine and hard times -- Battle of Wonderwood -- Rest of the story -- Wonderwood falls again -- Recalling the past and building a future -- Fading flower and a lost dream -- Such sweet sorrow -- Joe finds the treasure -- Rest of the story .
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Category 08: Communication Objects
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Stark, Elizabeth P., 1876?-1967., Naval Station Mayport (Fla.)., Mayport (Jacksonville, Fla.) -- History -- Anecdotes., Overby, Joe Abb, 1931-.