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on!" wrote Dow, and Anderson accepted the challenge and soon
traveled to the New Britain Colony in Florida. He brought a friend,
Charles Fox, with him and the three young men lived in Dow's
palmetto shack on the corner of the James Francis' property on the
mainland riverfront while exploring this fascinating place in Halifax
Country.
Throughout this adventure, we meet many outstanding characters,
hardworking settlers, captains of industry, and just plain good people
trying to make the best out of life after a devastating Civil War. This
period followed many years of massacre and plantation ruination
during the previous Seminole wars in Florida. This centennial and
historically accurate account of “John Anderson – His Life and Times
in Ormond, Florida” accentuates his ability to understand a task’s
importance to get the job done with firm integrity, commitment,
fairness, and loyalty to all. “My Best for the Best” remains a true
motto of our early Ormond settler, John Anderson...

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