Every place has two histories:the one you can see…and the one that’s been nearly erased. When I made my way to Webster, I wasn’t expecting a mystery. I was looking for a cemetery tied to Florida’s early pioneer families—trying to connect it back to the vanished community of Oriole Ghost Town, a place that faded … Read more
There are places you stumble across once and never forget.And then there are places that call you back. Giddens Homestead Cemetery is the latter for me. Hidden deep in the Florida woods, this small pioneer cemetery has been part of my life for nearly a decade. I found it long before I understood the story … Read more
A Forgotten Crossroads of Citrus County Tucked deep in the wilds of Citrus County, Florida, where pine trees whisper old secrets and the earth remembers every footfall, lies a place called Stage Pond. What’s left of it, anyway. Blink and you’ll miss it. But linger… and the land might just whisper back. In the late … Read more