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      • Code Enforcement
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      • Reserve and Auxiliary Firefighters
        • Reserve Firefighters
        • Auxiliary Reserve
      • Emergency Information
        • Disaster Preparation
        • Emergency Shelters
        • Floodplain Management
          • The Different Flood Zones
          • Importance of Floodplains
          • The Importance of Being Prepared
          • Preparation and Safety Tips
          • Facts and Figures
          • The Community Rating System
          • The Dreaded 50% Rule
          • Mitigating Future Impacts
          • Flood Insurance
          • Other Links
          • Planning and Development Tools
        • Local Mitigation Strategy
        • Business Continuity Plan
      • Stations
    • Parks & Recreation
      • Special Events
      • Tom Fellows Community Center Leagues
      • Tom Fellows Community Center Ongoing Programs
      • Tom Fellows Event Center
      • Event Center Gallery
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      • False Alarms - City Ordinance
      • Police Department Staff
      • Davenport Police Department History
      • Proclamation for Lieutenant Walter Henderson
      • Police Photo Gallery
      • Helpful Links
    • Public Services
      • Proclamation for By Gosh Blvd
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      • CITY OF DAVENPORT STANDARDS MANUAL
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Davenport Historical Society

The Davenport Historical Society’s purpose is to preserve the City’s history and share this heritage.

 

Contact info:

Davenport Historical Society 

Post Office Box 774

Davenport, FL 33836

davenporthistsociety@msn.com

Visit our website at: www.davenporthistory.org

 



    

Front Porch Memories

  • Video #1 (Bill Williams, Ann Weir Martin & Baylis Carnes, III)
  • Video #2 (Warren McKnight, Jr., Virginia McKnight Glass & Stephen M. Vickers)
  • Video #3 (Landis N. McClendon, Howard L. Gill & David F. McClendon)
  • Video #4 (Douglas Woodard, Linda Dudney Tyler & Peggy Thompson Rocker)
  • Video #5 (Roger Judy & Sara Jane Stewart Zink)
  • Video #6 (Lenora Steward Barrett)
  • Video #7 (Ron Egger)
  • Video #8 (Marvin "Dale" Cowart)
  • Video #9 (David Earl Rocker)
  • Video #10 (Rusty Rutledge & Sue Rutledge Dees)
  • Video #11 (Kenny Gill & Robert Scott)

 

 


 

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Museum Hours


 
Wednesday - 10AM to 4PM
Thursday & Friday - 10AM to 3PM
Saturday - 10AM to 2PM
 

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Mission Statement

 

 
DHS Mission Statement (2024/2025)
  

Latest News


 
  
The Still Life Studios Group
will start up again this
Thursday, January 8th

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

 

 
Come by and visit our little boutique. There's something for everyone. A lot of homemade items for sale. Opened during normal museum hours. 
 

 

10th Anniversary Edition of The Heritage Trail from Horse Creek to Davenport by Judith Torgersen Thompson is available now for $25 at the Museum, Amazon or directly from the Author. A portion of the proceeds sold by the Museum will go towards DHS projects.
 

 
  
 
 

 

 

Davenport, FL
Contact Information
1 South Allapaha Avenue Davenport, FL 33837
Phone: (863) 419-3300 | Fax: (863) 419-3302
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS
Rachel Castillo - City Clerk
Phone: (863) 419-3300 Ext. 125
Email: rcastillo@mydavenport.org
Davenport, Florida
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