Just now seeing this (I don't log in here much as of late). Super cool that you saw this! Been adding much more to it lately. Happy you checked it out :)

I'm not sure, honestly. They are probably still around. I don't live there and only visit every 2-3 years. I do remember seeing them there when I was younger, but 2016 was probably the last time I saw one while visiting. I'd guess there are gators in the area, but they tend to stay away from humans

There at least used to be gators/crocs there. I remember they would sometimes hang out in the water around the outside dining area at Bayport Inn. But that was over 10 years ago haha

Where is the population stat pulled from? It doesn't look like Winter Haven has that many people in it
www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...

Also - I think I will utilize the alt text feature to provide context for images on future posts. You can fit a lot more information in the alt text field, and I am a sucker for context. I also absolutely love adding little details about the things I post that can't fit neatly into 300 characters.

I've made another typo in the alt text. In the third image (plat of Newport), the plat was recorded in 1830, not 1870.

Numbers are hard.

Just realized I made a typo in the alt text. This was recorded on October 13th, 1859, not on the 11th.

norm for the early 1900s. Someone on Reddit suggested its origins could be in vertical writing or library hand, and library hand lines up a bit (+ works w/ context). I personally wonder if this handwriting may have been influenced by typewriters (emphasis on consistency, near robotic nature, etc.)

I was mostly just trying to find out where this style would have come from and what its inspirations could be (if it's based on another script). I have never seen any other handwriting from this period that uses shapes like this before or since. It's very robotic, which was definitely not the (1/2)