POST BY ALONZA HARDY Historical Sketch Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 25, 2018 1. Historical Sketch Marker Inscription. The group which later became known as the Church of God By Faith came in existence in the year of 1914 when Crawford Bright met Mother Delia Scippio in route to Jacksonville, Florida who had already received the Read More…
The Mercy Hospital and Nurse Training School Ocala, Florida (1903-190?) Founders: Drs. W. P. Wilson, Robert A. Miles Benton, David Hamilton Brown Location: 2-6 S. First W. (now Fort King Ave) corner Magnolia in the Davis Block (now Goldman-Peek Building) The Afro-American Hospital The Afro-American Hospital Voluntary Association The Afro-American Health and Old Folk Home Read More…
Sergeant Isaac Sawyer, Company C, 38th US Colored Infantry Isaac Sawyer (1842-1920) – Sergeant, Company C, 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. grave at Chestnut Cemetery. The 38th United States Colored Infantry was an African American unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Sgt Sawyer is listed in rosters of the 38th Read More…
Editor’s Note: Written and compiled by Alonzo Hardy Dr. Thomas Playfair Lloyd (1868-1896) was the city’s first black doctor. He graduated from Leonard Medical School of Shaw University, where he delivered the salutatory address for the class of 1889. He won the Knox prize. Born in 1868 to Thomas and Louisa Lloyd, Lloyd graduated Leonard Read More…
Levi Alexander, Sr. 1856-1939. Levi Alexander was reared in Virginia and there as a young man learned the carpenter trade. In 1885 he located at Ocala, where he established himself as a contractor and builder. He built some of the finest residences as well as the Mt. Zion AME Church and Howard Academy. Wikipedia for Read More…
Moorhead Building 305 SE 1st Ave, Ocala, United States, Florida The building was originally constructed in 1915 for Ocala Knitting and Manufacturing Company. The two-story building 75 by 175 feet, was erected by the George Giles Company. The Moorhead Engineering Company has occupied this site since the 1960s. It is the oldest continually operating civil Read More…
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