St. Andrews

Ann Pratt Houpt

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9780738544267
• eBook ISBN: 9781439633687
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

From one of the first mentions of St. Andrews by the British in 1771 to the present day, people have long been pulled to the community as an ideal place to live. Around 1880, many years after Native American tribes greeted the first European settlers to St. Andrews, the St. Andrews Bay Railroad, Land and Mining Company summed up this idyllic town in an advertisement for mailorder real estate with this description: The loveliest location in all Florida... the fairest land the sun ever blessed with its genial kiss. There is but one Florida, and St. Andrews Bay is its brightest jewel. Many settlers lured by advertising such as this came to visit and found they wanted to stay. After St. Andrews incorporated in 1908, the community began its transformation into the popular port it is today.

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WARE TOWN

This tranquil view shows boats dock at St. Andrews in 1935. Ware Town was the commercial district of the area. (BCPL)

Boat ways were common sights around the bay, as boats had to be pulled out periodically for maintenance and repairs. Two men are shown working on a boat that is on the way. (GMW.)

This picture of three women on the waterfront in 1898 is labeled “The Gwaltney Sisters,” but their first names are not given. (HJ.)

A 1946 Ware family reunion shows (first row) Sarah, Margie, Shirley, Jessie, unidentified, Pearl, two unidentified, and Judy; (second row) Clarence Jr., Helen, Amie, unidentified, Gladys, Sarah Anderson, unidentified, Viloa, Max, Curtis, Clarence Sr., Pallie, Otway, unidentified, and Frank. (SG.)

This trail ran through St. Andrews during the mid-1800s. Scenes such as this disappeared with the advancement of settlers and the development of roads. (GMW.)

A two-masted ship is docked at the wharf in this photograph from G. M. West’s collection. (GMW.)

The St. Andrews Bay Railroad terminal was located between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. On the train, called the “Gallberry Express,” tourists would travel from Dothan to St. Andrews. The rail also connected the St. Andrews Ice Plant and docks to the inland. The company considered closing the St. Andrews spur in the 1920s, and Walter C. Sherman, feuding with Lillian West, supported the ultimate closure. (BCPL.)

This c. 1900 postcard of a photograph by E. W. Masker shows Commerce Avenue looking west. The sign painted on the front of the building on the right says “Post and Porter house furnishings cash or credit.” (BCPL.)

Henry Munson, second from right, was a master merchant seaman who had a license to sail anywhere in the world. He was licensed to bring his vessel into St. Andrews Bay without a pilot. In most cases, the pilot goes out to meet the ship that is coming into the bay and guides it in. (CHM.)

This man is in a newly built boat adjacent to St. Andrews Bay c. 1900. The boat was named Autogo. (GMW.)

In this 1913 photograph of the home of Ed and Maud Day at 1001 Calhoun Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Day and daughter Louise are on the porch. Ed Day built the family home in 1909—1910, and in 2007, the fourth generation of the family occupies the home. (EDM.)

On the porch of the Day home are, from left to right, Margaret Louise Day, Maud Ellen Day Leto, and Maud Gainer Day. (SLS.)

Louise (left) and Maud, the daughters of Ed and Maud Day, are shown in front of the family home with their dog and ca...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• One - OLD TOWN
• Two - LAKE CAROLINE
• Three - CINCINNATI HILL
• Four - WARE TOWN
• Five - WEST END
• Six - HENTZ PASTURE
• Seven - THE HILL
• Eight - DRUMMOND PARK
• Nine - OAKLAND TERRACE
• Ten - ST. ANDREWS REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION