Ruskin property known as "The Quarters"... farmlands where blacks lived and worked. See interview of Lillie May Jenkins Liverpool.
She created a replica of "The Quarters". Note her family's residence circled; including outhouse.

Ms. Inez Elizabeth Dolby a greatly
revered community leader established schools for Blacks only. The schools were built in
Adamsville, Sun City, Wimauma and Ruskin.
This picture of Ms. Dolby was taken from a Tampa Tribune (Tampa Bay Life Section Sunday
6/8/2003) article, Ms. Dolby was 90 years old at the time.
Ms. Dolby passed away at the blessed age of 96 and remains a stalwart figure as part of Ruskin area history. (Picture courtesy Alberta Harris)

Mr. Albert "Georgia Boy" Harris,
former farm worker at Elsberry Farm in the mid 1940s. Mr. Harris lived on the farm
with his wife (Josephine and their children; Robert, Abe, Alvin, Alberta, William, Nelson, Roosevelt and Randolph.)
They lived in the area designated for Black workers called "The Quarters". Mr. Harris was the "Black Forman" the only black forman, Mr. Jones was the white forman.
(Picture courtesy Alberta Harris, daughter of Albert & Josephine Harris, former Ruskin residents)

Sun City High School: This the second building, builtin 1940's. It served elementary through senior high school students. Sun City H.S. closed 1962-63.
(Picture courtesy Alberta Harris, former Ruskin resident who attended Sun City H.S.)

1990 Calendar from Ruskin Firehouse Cultural Center

This 1913 Woodward - Crowder Title Document contains many Ruskin Florida Area Land Transactions from 1883 through 1913 including - 1907 George McA Miller and the Ruskin Common goods - J. Fred Lender - 1883 Sr Edward James Reed - 1909 Dickman - 1909 Harriet E. Orcutt - and many others. George McA Miller and Ruskin FL founders start around the page stamped 83 or PDF page 86. It also details the earliest land transactions following the 1850 Swamp Act, which is the basis for all land sales in Southern Hillsborough County, so this page is being shared with that collection, as well. As this is a compilation of titles maintained by Hillsborough County government, it is highly unlikely this abstract is copyrighted. ALL of the material is available via public records request.

An article about Dickman family in Tampa Tribune in 2005 Glenn Dickman pictured in article. Plaque posted at Dickman Realty.

This is the 1925-1926 Dickman's General Ledger from The Coffee Cup that includes transactions for Land, Loans, Income, and Expenses

Summary of Ruskin Communities in SE United States. Prepared by A. McA. (Mac) Miller, grandson of Dr. George Miller

This timeline was prepared by "Mac" Miller, highlighting selected dates of early Ruskin History and the larger history of "Intentional Communities" founded upon the ideas developed by John Ruskin.