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   Hamilton Disston (August 23, 1844 – April 30, 1896) was an industrialist and real-estate developer who purchased 4 million acres (16,000 km²) of Florida land in 1881, an area larger than the state of Connecticut, and reportedly the most land ever purchased by a single person in world history.

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3. www.nwfdailynews.com › story › lifestyleFlorida Time: Few people know what Hamilton Disston did and why

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   Oct 3, 2019 · A national economic panic in 1893 wiped out the Disston family fortune and Hamilton Disston died three years later in his native city, Philadelphia, at the age of 51.

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   Meet Hamilton Disston — one man who tried to drain the Everglades. THE SWAMP tells the dramatic story of humanity’s attempts to conquer the Florida Everglades, one of nature’s most ...

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6. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceHamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer - PBS

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   In 1881, Hamilton Disston, a wealthy enterpreneur cut a deal to purchase four million acres of Everglades, hoping to drain the land for selling and promised to drain an additional 12 million...

7. digitalcommons.usf.edu › cgi › viewcontentHamilton Disston and the Development of Florida

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   One of the most enduring mysteries in the history of Florida is the “man”, Hamilton Disston. Little has ever been published about this individual's life or his many accomplishments. What is “known” is based upon few primary sources, and those have not been evaluated for accuracy.

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8. www.floridaremembered.com › hamilton-disstonHamilton Disston - Florida Remembered

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   Oct 11, 2021 · The St. Cloud and Sugar Belt Railway, built in 1888 by Hamilton Disston to serve his $350,000 sugar mill transported sugar, vegetables and citrus as well as passengers between Kissimmee and St. Cloud.

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   Why is Hamilton Disston important?

   • Disston City, on the other hand, suffered greatly when Demens ended the Oranole Belt Railway in St. Petersburg, named for the Russian’s home town.49 Thus, two very important areas in the State of Florida owe their very existence to the efforts of Hamilton Disston. Also owing much to the Disston heritage is the Florida sugar industry.

   Hamilton Disston and the Development of Florida

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   Who is Hamilton Disston?

   • Hamilton Disston was born in Philadelphia, the eldest son of nine children born to Mary Steelman and Henry Disston, an English immigrant and descendant of French nobility.

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   Was Hamilton Disston a complex man?

   • Hamilton Disston was a complex man, like any of us. However, there has been a persistent story that needs further exami- nation, and that is the alleged suicide of this active and vital man. The main sources of the story, and there are only two cited, are; one, the Democratic newspaper of Philadelphia, and; two, the oral testimony of

   Hamilton Disston and the Development of Florida

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   Is Hamilton Disston in the Sunland Tribune?

   • It has been accepted for inclusion in Sunland Tribune by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ University of South Florida. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usf.edu. One of the most enduring mysteries in the history of Florida is the “man”, Hamilton Disston.

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