Further Reading
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Links: Origin of American Beach Street Names Essay on American Beach by Dr. Carolyn Williams, Professor of History at the University of North Florida Books: An American Beach for African Americans, by Marsha Dean Phelts, University Press of Florida, 1997. American Beach: A Saga of Race, Wealth, and Memory, by Russ Rymer, HarperCollins, 1998. (Out of Print) For more information: A. L. Lewis Historical Society at American Beach American Beach Property Owners Association Thank you to Marsha Dean Phelts, historian for American Beach (see her book, listed above) and tour leader, for historical information and quotes from her book on the history of American Beach. She can be reached at 904.261.0175. Return to History of American Beach. Proceed to Visiting American Beach. |
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Did You Know?
The word "Caroline" - while feminine in gender - does not refer to a female of that name but rather a geographic area. The word "Caroline" comes from Old French which loosely translated means "the
land belonging to Charles," in this case King Charles IX of France.
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