Grapefruit League- Osceola County Stadium- Houston Astros Stadium

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

1905 Houston County Courthouse Bell

This bell rang over the streets of Dothan from 1905 until 1960 when it was saved from demolition by Dewey Emfinger.

It was loaned to Houston County for display in 2006 by the Emfinger family in honor of Dewey and ...

Houston County

After much politicking, on February 9, 1903, delegates from this area, T.M. Espy, Byrd Farmer, and George H. Malone, were successful in getting a bill passed in the State Legislature to form a new county from parts of Henry, Dale, ...