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Flagler County Historical Society

Name: Flagler County Historical Society
Address: 204 & 206 East Moody Boulevard Mail: P. O. Box 87, Bunnell, FL, 32110, US
Telephone: (386) 437-0600
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A Florida 501c3 Non-Profit Dedicated to History Education & Preservation.

09/01/2026

The September issue of History Update is here! Enjoy these 12 pages of jpegs then Like and Share to let everyone know what's happening in local history preservation!

08/31/2026

It's Race Day!

Here's an interesting little article about Bunnell's entry into the races down in Ormond and Daytona in the early days.

THE FLAGLER/PALM COAST NEWS-TRIBUNE
Palm Coast, Florida
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Oceanshore Boulevard Opened Up New Route Along Coast

While most people associate Daytona Beach with auto racing, Flagler County also had a hand in the early development of racing.

In this photo, a racecar from the Bunnell Service Garage sits on the beach (either Ormond or Daytona).

With the development of the Old Brick Road and its use as a major thoroughfare from the north, automobile services became part of the Flagler economy and daily life.

FLAGLER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Newspaper Article By Aaron London.

08/30/2026

Hurricane David - Flagler Beach
September 1979

With September coming next week, we're heading into the height of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. We've been quiet so far, thoughts and prayers lifted up that it stays that way.

Hurricane Matthew in October of 2016 did quite a bit of damage along Flagler County's coastline. There was another hurricane that caused problems 37 years earlier - Hurricane David.

This photo shows the former Pizza Hut on State Road A1A in Flagler Beach with roof and sign damage from Hurricane David. The building now is home to the Flagler Beachfront Winery.

The path of David's impact affected a good portion of Florida's East Coast. Here's the history of the storm from NOAA:

"On September 3, 1979, Hurricane David, one of the most destructive and deadly Atlantic hurricanes on record, made a glancing landfall on South Florida after its devastating rampage through the Caribbean.

David had seemed to be aimed to make landfall in either Dade or Broward Counties but just hours before impact it swerved to the east and made landfall at West Palm Beach. It traveled along the Florida East Coast exiting near New Smyrna Beach.

This track kept the maximum sustained winds offshore, but David still managed to inflict $95 million in damage to the Sunshine State.

David formed in the Main Development Region of the tropical Atlantic Ocean nine days before hitting Florida. The tropical depression quickly ramped up in intensity as it closed in on the Lesser Antilles, and hit the island of Dominica with 140 mph (225 km/hr) winds killing 56 people.

David passed south of Puerto Rico, but still managed to dump 20 inches of rain in parts of that island, killing 7 and leaving $70 million in destruction. Its winds increased further as it moved West-Northwestward toward the island of Hispañola and had peak sustained winds at 175 mph (280 km/hr) just prior to its landfall at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The winds and heavy rain caused 2000 deaths and $1 billion in damage in that country.

David was greatly diminished in strength after that, but did regain hurricane strength over the Bahamas, where it uprooted trees but caused no deaths. Hurricane Warnings were posted throughout South Florida in anticipation of a Category 2 Hurricane Impact.

After sliding up the Florida coast, David made a final landfall near Savannah, Georgia as a Category 1 Hurricane. Although it quickly weakened as it moved northward, David still managed to bring gusty winds, heavy rains, and tornadoes through Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland. This inflicted another $225 million in losses to the United States.

Since 1979 was the first year that men’s names were used for Atlantic Hurricanes, David was the first male name to be retired from the list.

The National Hurricane Research Laboratory managed to fly a dozen missions into Hurricane David, from the time of its peak intensity until it struck the Georgia Coast.

From those flights, NHRL scientist began to formulate the concept of eyewall replacement cycles."

Make sure you have a plan in place "just in case". For local non-hype forecasts visit our friends at FlaglerWeatherInfo, Flagler County Emergency Management, and the National Weather Service Jacksonville.

08/29/2026

Another "History Mystery"

Recently found in the Theo Hein Photography Collection of Flagler County Images, this photo is unmarked and undated - front and back.

They appear to be in Biology Lab.

Who are the students...
What's the year...
Is it Carver or Bunnell High School...

Thanks!

08/27/2026

Head To The Beach...It's Coming!

Today we gather at the beach to watch Space X and NASA launches - 95 years ago, local residents raced to the beach to watch the Dornier Do-X...

The world's largest airplane!

THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, August 27, 1931

ROARS NORTH AT LOW ALTITUDE AT BEACH

Passes Over Flagler Beach Municipal Fishing Pier!

Excitement prevailed at Flagler Beach Tuesday morning awaiting the passage of the mammoth airliner, the Do-X which left Miami in the early morning on its way to New York and thence to Germany.

Fully twenty minutes before the world's largest airplane could be seen heaving in sight, the vibration could be plainly heard by the watchers on the beach and when it finally came into view everyone was prepared to get a good look at the exterior of the great ship.

Of huge dimensions, with twelve engines in six separate tiers, with the propellers at each end of the tiers, the front for pulling and the back ones for pushing, the plane was a splendid sight as it gracefully rose from its low altitude along the beach to cross the Flagler Beach fishing pier about one third of the distance and not more than twenty feet above it.

The Do-X is a luxuriously furnished craft throughout, with its plush upholstered furniture and soft carpets and a fully equipped lounge amidship. On either side of the entrance hall are the compartments, all with ceilings high enough so that no stooping is necessary, safety and comfort being the principal factors brought out by the builder, Dr. Paul Dornier.

Above the passenger quarters are the pilot's quarters and above and to the front, the control room, and in back of this, the cabin for the navigation officer, with speaking tubes connecting one another.

The propeller sweep of the Do-X is twenty-one feet above the water.
While the plane seemed to be flying rather slowly over the beach, dispatches say that it was averaging 102 miles an hour on its flight from Miami to New York. It circled over Miami several times before leaving that city, which was the first American city it landed at, on its flight from Brazil after landing there as its first South American stop.

Weather conditions were described as ideal for flying, although it experienced some rain and wind during its stay in Miami.

Many persons from remote parts of the county motored to Flagler Beach to see the gigantic plane.

08/26/2026

History Mystery...

As we continue to go through the Theo Hein Photography Collection, we've come across this classy unmarked photo.

If you can identify anyone in the photo, please let us know!

08/26/2026

From our friends at the Bunnell Police Department and St. James Missionary Baptist Church...

08/26/2026

From our friends at the AAUW Flagler County Branch...

08/25/2026

Miss Carver High 1958
Bunnell, Florida

We are on a roll this week as we uncover priceless gems from the photography collection of Theo Hein. Last year we received the 40-year collection of Mr. Hein's work.

This photo is marked, "Carver High School Homecoming - about 1958".

The car is a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Aire convertible with fuel injection. The sign on the driver's door reads "Get Them Panthers".

The passengers from Left to Right are listed as:

Unknown
Principal Leroy A. Hunter
Unknown
Marjie Prince
Betty Calvin

Who are the "Unknowns"?

Can you identify the young men standing by the front of the car or the folks in the background at the back of the car?

08/24/2026

Carver High School, Bunnell

The accompanying two photos are from the Theo Hein Photography Collection showing Carver High School in Bunnell. We're looking for help in identifying the three school staff members who are labeled "Teacher".

Here's some background information on the school from a 1967 Flagler Tribune article, and from the records of Historian Sisco Deen...

THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, August 24, 1967

PETITION BOARD TO RE-OPEN CARVER HIGH

"The Flagler County Board of Public Instruction has been petitioned to rescind recent action of the board on closing Carver High School. The school board met in special session Monday night at the courthouse at the request of the petitioners.

The circulated petition presented to the board read: “We the undersigned hereby petition the Flagler County Board of Public Instruction to maintain senior high grades at Carver High School and to retain the freedom of choice plan for pupil placement.”

About fifty attended the special board meeting. Spokesman for the petitioners was Clifton E. Sheffield. Due to a tie vote of school board members no action was taken. A request was made to continue the meeting Thursday, August 24, at 8:00 p.m. at the courthouse."

From the files of Historian Sisco Deen:

George Washington Carver High School closed after the 1967 school year (13 years after the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision).

Black high school students were integrated with white students at Bunnell High School, which was formally a white-only school. From the 1968 through the 1970 school year Bunnell High School served as the only high school in Flagler County.

During the summer of 1970, a fire damaged the Bunnell High School building, which forced its closure. The George Washington Carver High School (building) re-opened for the 1971 school year and all of Flagler County’s high school students, black and white, attended school here until the end of the 1974 school year.

However, the George Washington Carver High School’s name was changed to Bunnell High School from 1971 through 1974.

In 1974, the Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPC) was completed and the George Washington Carver High School building (now named Bunnell High School) was closed, and would not open as a high school ever again.

Although the rest of the school buildings have been torn down, the gym remains and is known as the Carver Center.

Address

204 & 206 East Moody Boulevard Mail: P. O. Box 87
Bunnell, FL
32110

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3pm
Tuesday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm
Saturday	10am - 3pm

Telephone

(386) 437-0600

Website

https://www.flaglercountyhistoricalsociety.com/

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