This week in history: Stuart renamed
On June 15, 1895, the settlement of Potsdam on the St. Lucie River changed its name to Stuart, in honor of landowner Homer Stuart. The change came in response to complaints that when railroad conductors announced the Potsdam stop, it sounded as though they were saying “Pots, dam pots!”
Flagler Avenue in Stuart, looking south, in May 1930. Stuart was known as Potsdam from 1893 to 1896. Early settlers Otto Stypman and his brother, Ernest, came to the area in 1892 from Potsdam, Germany. (Palm Beach Post file photo)
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Posted in Flashback blog June 14, 2010 at 6:00 am. Add a comment
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