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Day: August 18, 2025

The Alsatian and the Pioneer’s Daughter: The Story of Fichter’s Creek

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The Alsatian and the Pioneer’s Daughter: The Story of Fichter’s Creek

By: James Kennedy | Alva Museum As a writer for The News-Press, local resident Betty Hawkins captured many in-person interviews that reflected the history and development of Southwest Florida. With permission from her estate, we wanted to share some of the tales from her collection Twice Upon a Time: Stories of Southwest Florida’s Early Settlers. […]

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