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History of Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
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- Nov. 11, 1886. Simon J. Temple purchases 280.74 acres of land for $1,026.69 from Florida Railway and Navigation Corp. [He named the area Abbott; it later became Zephyrhills.]
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html 
Postcard- Aug. 6, 1909. The land for Zephyrhills is purchased for the Zephyrhills Colony by Capt. Jeffries, according to a 1928 newspaper article.
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html - May 31, 1910. The name of the Abbott post office is changed to Zephyrhills.
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html 
View on the Lake, 1912
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City Park, 1915
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Traveling in Florida, 1915
Depot in background
Postcard- Nov. 26, 1917 - Hotel Zephyr opens in Zephryhills
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html 
Business Section 7th Street
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High School
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Residence 5th Ave., 1924
Postcard- Feb. 19, 1926. The Zephyrhills News reports, “Bandits entered The American State Bank Wednesday during the lunch hour, when it was closed, choked, bound and drugged the bookkeeper and escaped with approximately $11,000.00 in cash.”
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html 
Hennington Building, 1930
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Three year old Bearing Grove
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Methodist Church, 1937
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The Cottage Lunch
Postcard- Mar. 15, 1940. The Dade City Banner reports: “A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the former Hennington building and three adjacent structures,
completely wiping out one of the business blocks of Zephyrhills last Saturday morning about one-thirty o'clock, during a period of high wind which...Read MORE... 
Zephyr Hotel
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Postcard- In 1961, Don Robinson took advantage of the area's good-tasting water and established the Zephyrhills Water Corporation.
The company started bottling the spring water and shipping it all over the state. The town soon became well-known as "The City of Pure Water."
www.zephyrhillschamber.org/ History.cfm
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - View on the Lake, 1912)
View on the Lake, 1912
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - City Park, 1915)
City Park, 1915
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Traveling in Florida, 1915
Depot in background)
Traveling in Florida, 1915
Depot in background
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Business Section 7th Street)
Business Section 7th Street
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - High School)
High School
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Residence 5th Ave., 1924)
Residence 5th Ave., 1924
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Three year old Bearing Grove)
Three year old Bearing Grove
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Hennington Building, 1930)
Hennington Building, 1930
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Methodist Church, 1937)
Methodist Church, 1937
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - The Cottage Lunch)
The Cottage Lunch
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
 - Zephyr Hotel)
Zephyr Hotel
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Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
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Nov. 11, 1886. Simon J. Temple purchases 280.74 acres of land for $1,026.69 from Florida Railway and Navigation Corp. [He named the area Abbott; it later became Zephyrhills.]
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html
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Aug. 6, 1909. The land for Zephyrhills is purchased for the Zephyrhills Colony by Capt. Jeffries, according to a 1928 newspaper article.
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html
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May 31, 1910. The name of the Abbott post office is changed to Zephyrhills.
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html
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Nov. 26, 1917 - Hotel Zephyr opens in Zephryhills
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html
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Feb. 19, 1926. The Zephyrhills News reports, “Bandits entered The American State Bank Wednesday during the lunch hour, when it was closed, choked, bound and drugged the bookkeeper and escaped with approximately $11,000.00 in cash.”
www.fivay.org/ zephyrhills.html
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Mar. 15, 1940. The Dade City Banner reports: “A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the former Hennington building and three adjacent structures,
completely wiping out one of the business blocks of Zephyrhills last Saturday morning about one-thirty o'clock, during a period of high wind which... Read MORE...
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In 1961, Don Robinson took advantage of the area's good-tasting water and established the Zephyrhills Water Corporation.
The company started bottling the spring water and shipping it all over the state. The town soon became well-known as "The City of Pure Water."
www.zephyrhillschamber.org/ History.cfm
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