The Clewiston News

The Clewiston News

"The Clewiston News" newspaper serves Clewiston, Florida and all of Hendry County and the surrounding area. New and historic issues of "The Clewiston News" are available in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library.

Historic Content

"The Clewiston News" historic newspapers contain valuable information on the history of aviation, because John Paul Riddle, a pioneer in aviation training, airplane manufacturing, and airline operations, operated Riddle field here in Clewiston during WWII. He also constructed and ran bases in Arcadia, Daytona Beach and in Obion County, Tennessee. During WWII, Riddle-McKay Aviation School of Florida, a private contractor for the United States government, built and operated bases, training approximately 26,000 young men to fly. Riddle Field in Clewiston, in Daytona and in Arcadia were important U.S. Air Force training bases during WWII.

The early years of "The Clewiston News" contain critical primary source data on early Florida, Florida pioneers, Clewiston history, Harlem history, the Everglades, the Seminole Indians, and WWII aviation. The history of the Harlem Community before the 1960’s is available through the "Clewiston News". There is not a written history of Harlem, which used to include an area owned by U.S. Sugar called Townsite.

References

*Clewiston Museum

External Links

* [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?c=fdnl1&b=UF00028415 "The Clewiston News"] freely available in full, searchable text and zoomable images from the Florida Digital Newspaper Library


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