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Friday, 27 February 2009 |
By Rick Hendershot
 If you are longing for a peaceful sunny vacation in Southwest Florida, and have a penchant for history, then Punta Gorda is the place for you.
Punta Gorda is situated where Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River merge, just south of Port Charlotte. Although the name sounds very romantic, translated form the Spanish is means fat point. It holds the distinction of being the country seat of Charlotte County. Surprisingly it is the only municipality in the county that is incorporated.
About ten years after the American Civil War ended, the Howard brothers became the area's first settlers. Then ten years after settlement, the railroads arrived, along with land developers and tourists. As the most southerly stop on the South Florida Railroad, Punta Gorda attracted some enterprising people. George Brown, an African-American landowner and shipbuilder, was one of the founding fathers of his fledgling town.
In 1887, a meeting was held in Hector's Billiard Parlor and Drugstore to get the ball rolling on incorporation. Of the thirty-four men attending four were African-American. Even though Cornelius Vanderbilt who owned part of the fancy |
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Friday, 27 February 2009 |
By William Stephenson
 The above statement may sound odd to some people, but its true! Travel posters are a great way to give a new look to a space. For those who dont know, travel posters are the posters which depict a beautiful place or monument of the world. There are hundreds of beautiful sites in this world which we might never be able to visit, but we can always decorate our room with posters from that place.
A poster of a romantic Scottish Castle or an Indian Fort looks fantastic in a room with formal settings. You can choose from the thousands of monuments around the world to give your room a new look. Such posters look perfect in rooms with old style furniture and interiors as they add to the grandeur of the room.
Another great thing about such posters is that they bring lots of stories with them. Most monuments have some kind of legend or thought attached to them which makes it special. For instance, The Taj Mahal has the story of husbands love for his dead wife and putting |
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