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Captain Richards gave up building ships in New Jersey to move down to Florida in 1879. He started a pineapple plantation which he named Eden due to the land's extreme beauty.

Captain Richards and his family with a collection of pineapples. Captain Richard owned a large pineapple plantation in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Captain Richards and his family with a collection of pineapples. Captain Richard owned a large pineapple plantation in Fort Pierce, Fla.

This home was built by Captain Thomas Richards, where his daughter, Lucy Richards LeTourneau, lived. It resided in Eden, Fla., before vandals eventually destroyed the home via fire in the 1980's.

This home was built by Captain Thomas Richards, where his daughter, Lucy Richards LeTourneau, lived. It resided in Eden, Fla., before vandals eventually destroyed the home via fire in the 1980's.

A car ferry situated in the Indian river at Stuart, Florida. Car ferries were used to cross the water before bridges were built.

Car parades participating in the Christmas Parade on the same day as the opening of "Tickle Tummy Bridge" in Fort Pierce, Fla. This bridge is also called Tickle "Tummy Hill" or "Moores Creek Bridge."
#1. Fort Pierce Mayor Edward G. Enns riding in…

Portrait of a woman in the Card family, perhaps Myra Dey Bascom Card. She wears a white collard shirt with a bow tie and a diamond earring.

Milton Card was from Cazenovia, NY. His daughter, Lucia Zora, and his wife Myra moved with him to the…

A group of people sit in a sunroom playing cards

Depiction of Carlton cemetery on Okeechobee Road at 10 mile
1. Unidentified tombs
2. Elizabeth Crews Carlton's tombstone who was the wife of Ruben Carlton, Sr. She was born on Feb. 10, 1844 and died Nov. 12, 1918