It’s hard to imagine that just a little more than 100 years ago,the east coast of Florida was a total wilderness. There weren’t any roads,few towns and all traveling was done by ship. Tropical storms ,sand bars and coral reefs caused ship wrecks so houses were built as shelters for the survivors. The keeper and his family lived on the first floor and the second floor was a dormitory. The shipwreck victims would be fed ,clothed and sheltered until another ship could pick them up and they could continue their journey. This is the only house of refuge that is still standing. More pictures here - https://picasaweb.google.com/tonyandkaren1/HouseOfRefuge#
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