C.G. Phillips

While at the Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge at New River the Expedition party met C.G. Phillips, a young man in charge of the Florida Fiber Company's sisal hemp plantation on Middle River. The group visited the Middle River farm on April 13 in the company of the young man, who was either named "C.G." or "C.C." Phillips. He also was identified as the cousin of A.J. Phillips of Sanford.

Name Variations:

• C.C. Phillips

Sources:

• "The Florida Fiber Company: Duncan U. Fletcher and the Middle River Enterprise," by Rodney E. Dillon, Jr. and Joe Knetsch, Broward Legacy, Vol 21., No. 3-4, 1998

References in the Texts:

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• April 13, Wednesday

For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015