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History · Limestone

Limestone’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Limestone. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Limestone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hardee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 157 as of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 132 to 157 (+19%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Limestone yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Limestone’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Limestone

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Jay GarnerJay GarnerArcadia · 10 miAndrew McCutchenAndrew McCutchenFort Meade · 28 miBernice MosbyBernice MosbyAvon Park · 29 miWalter Clayton Jr.Walter Clayton Jr.Sebring · 29 miCDCreagen DowSebring · 29 miMatt LaPortaMatt LaPortaPort Charlotte · 29 mi
By decade

Limestone, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Limestone is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Limestone has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Johnson-Smith House in Arcadia, 9.5 miles away.

Limestone and the nearest listed places

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Johnson-Smith HouseMicajah T. Singleton HouseWilliam Oswell Ralls HouseArcadia Historic DistrictAlbert Carlton EstateDowntown Wauchula Historic District

Closest to Limestone

Johnson-Smith HouseArcadia · Building9.5miMicajah T. Singleton HouseArcadia · Building10.3miWilliam Oswell Ralls HouseArcadia · Wood Frame Vernacular10.4miArcadia Historic DistrictArcadia · District10.8miAlbert Carlton EstateWauchula · Built 190313.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Johnson-Smith House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Limestone?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Limestone’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Arcadia📜 Zolfo Springs📜 Wauchula📜 Bowling Green
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