#Gilbert&039;s Bar

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Morning Sunshine #Stuart #Florida #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #GilbertsBar #Canon #landscapephotography, Hutchinson Island, The sun finally came up on a windy morning with rough seas along the shoreline on Hutchinson Island

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Historic Property Dispute Over the House Of Refuge

Historic Property Dispute Over the House Of Refuge

The once home of pioneers Hiram and Hattie Olds as viewed from Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge after a shipwreck. Hutchinson Island, Florida. ca. 1904. Courtesy local historian Sandra Henderson Thurlow. 

I learned something form my previous blog post  that I think is really interesting. 

See the house in the distance in the above photograph? It was the Olds’ homestead that I mentioned in my…

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Windy with Rough Surf

Windy with Rough Surf #Stuart #HutchinsonIsland #Florida #Canon #Travel

Windy with rough surf off Hutchinson Island Stuart – 2018_02_04 – IMG_7650

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The Anastasia Limestone #Stuart #Florida #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #Canon #landscape #photography The Anastasia Limestone shoreline along Hutchinson Island

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A fantastic sunrise #Florida #Stuart #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #HutchinsonIsland #Canon #optoutside #LoveFL A fantastic sunrise behind the House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar, Hutchinson Island, FL Taken 02/04/2018

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The Once Beach-Jungle of Hutchinson Island

The Once Beach-Jungle of Hutchinson Island

Looking south in the direction of today’s St Lucie Inlet. Former home of Hiram and Hattie Olds, 1907, Hutchinson Island, in what became Martin County, Fl. Courtesy Agnes Tietig Parlin, achieves Sandra Henderson Thurlow and Deanna Wintercorn “Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge, Home of History.” 

Olds Homestead Hutchinson Island, 1862

The more I learn about water, the more I want to know about the…

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Stuart on the St Lucie River, Great Old Inlet Photos, 1937 Stuart Daily News

Stuart on the St Lucie River, Great Old Inlet Photos, 1937 Stuart Daily News

Page 10, historic Stuart Daily News, Special Edition 1937, in celebration of the Stuart to Ft Meyers Cross State Canal courtesy Knight A. Kiplinger

We are up to page 10 in our history lesson and today’s photos are some of my favorite. The first is an aerial of the St Lucie Inlet entitled “Stuart on the St Lucie River.” Since its earliest day’s, Stuart has always been defined by its proximity to…

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The Shadows of a Street Light

The Shadows of a Street Light #Stuart #Florida #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #GilbertsBar #Canon #landscapephotography #HutchinsonIsland #travel

The bright street light casts a bright light and shadows in the darkness along the limestone coastline at the House of Refuge Stuart – 2018_02_04 – IMG_7619

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The Colorful Morning Sky #Stuart #Florida #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #GilbertsBar #Canon #HutchinsonIsland The beautiful morning skies over the Anastasia Limestone shoreline along Hutchinson Island

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House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar #Stuart #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #Canon House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar is the oldest structure in Martin County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar #MartinCounty #HouseofRefuge #GilbertsBar #canon #Stuart House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar Built as one of ten house of refuges along the east coast of Florida, it is the oldest structure in Martin County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Houses of Refuge were designated as havens for shipwrecked sailors and travelers