Page 4 September 5, 2012
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Remembering the past
Most residents in Yankeetown embrace their trees from the palms to the stately moss draped
oaks that over hang the quiet streets giving that southern charm to the town. Driving around
In the 1900’s our area attracted people who could make a meager living harvesting products
town you can spot “cat faces” marked on large old pine trees that provided the sought after
from our natural resources. Work camps provided a home for those that chose to live in this
sticky sap during the turpentine age where the tree surfaces were scarred to make them
area when jobs were hard to find in other states. The dense woods provided cedar logs, palm
“bleed” their juices. Some trees in Yankeetown share the word embrace with the residents in
buds, turpentine and many other products that could be sold to survive. Around 1900 the
the fact that they have “reached out” and literally entwined their limbs around their neigh-
Patterson-McInnis Lumber Company was in full swing in Gulf Hammock and many of our folks
boring trees.
who have passed over the last several years were raised in these camps. From the Florida
One such pair of "lovers" is a palm and oak on 61st St and Harmony Lane pictured
State Archives, this is a 1915 pictured Patterson-McInnis Lumber Company Engine #3 steam
above. Someone added facial features to make a play on the hugging tree. Another set of
locomotive made by Vulcan and it carried a work load for the lumber harvesting. According to
trees in love is in front of Helen Spivey’s home about 3 lots west of 56 St on Riverside Dr and
the archives this is the engine that is on display on Hwy 19 at Gulf Hammock. From Florida
will give you a grin if you look close and really use your imagination. A set of trees on the
today. History by Sally Price.
south end of the Woman’s Club property on 56 St have always been arms entwined in a dance
Citrus County vehicle inspection points for Sept.
but someone trimmed the scrawny limbs that were the arms. Using a little imagination, you
The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting driver license and vehicle inspec-
can see a lot in these valued trees that give off the much needed oxygen in this world where
tion checkpoints during Sept. In Citrus County, checkpoints locations will be on County
natural resources are sacrificed for progress.
Roads: 39, 470, 480, 486, 488, 490, 490A, 491 and 494; Local Roads: Highlands St., W.
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