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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hamilton_DisstonHamilton Disston - Wikipedia

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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.

4. 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...

5. 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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6. www.youtube.com › watchHamilton Disston | The Swamp - YouTube

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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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7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Hamilton_DisstonHamilton Disston - Wikiwand

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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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   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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   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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   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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   Was Hamilton Disston a congenial person?

   • That Hamilton Disston was a congenial person has been testified to by many who knew the young man. Born on August 23, 1844, he was educated at home, like many children of his day, and at the age of fifteen, he became a full-time apprentice in his father's factory on Laurel Street, in Philadelphia.

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9. storiesofphiladelphia.wordpress.com › 2014/07/24Hamilton Disston (1844-1896) | Stories of Philadelphia

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   Jul 24, 2014 · He was the son of Henry Disston, the Philadelphian who had revolutionized the saw industry. Hamilton was a member of the Northern Liberties Volunteer Fire Company; later he became the city’s first Fire Commissioner. He was also the city’s Parks Commissioner.