The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Evergreen Hills Plantation, a large cotton plantation, occupied the land that is now or extremely close to Capitola. From 1908 through the 1940s Capitola was served by the Florida Central Railroad. Capitola was originally called the town of Mays. Some of the first families that moved into Capitola were the Duprees, Boyds, and the Upchurches.
On March 7, 2008, a confirmed EF1 tornado struck the community with winds estimated at 105 miles per hour. Six to eight houses were damaged near the intersection of Capitola and Whitehouse roads. One minor injury was reported.
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Start Capitola’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Capitola’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Capitola, decade by decade
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Nothing in Capitola is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Capitola has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chaires Community Historic District in Chaires, 2.4 miles away.
Capitola and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.