Ocklawaha’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Ocklawaha. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office was established at Ocklawaha in 1884. The area has its own postal district (32179) and post office. The community took its name from the nearby Ocklawaha River.
In 1935, Ocklawaha was the scene of a shootout between federal agents and Barker-Karpis Gang member Fred Barker. The agents fired about 500 bullets into the house, with roughly 250 shots fired in return, according to the after-action report of Special Agent in Charge Earl "E.J." Connelley. The fight ended in the deaths of Fred Barker and his mother Kate "Ma" Barker.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ocklawaha’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ocklawaha’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOn the Ocklawaha, Florida (NBY 42…, 1901: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ocklawaha, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Ocklawaha
1 place in Ocklawaha is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as On the Ocklawaha, Florida (NBY 429621) (1901) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.