Charles Henry Coe
Charles Henry Coe (February 3, 1856 – March 23, 1954) was a newspaperman, photographer, government official, and author in the United States. He wrote about the Seminoles, the New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, and other aspects of Florida history.
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Charles Henry Coe
- Born
- 1856 · Torrington.
- Died
- 1954 · West Palm Beach.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · photographer
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Charles Henry Coe (February 3, 1856 – March 23, 1954) was a newspaperman, photographer, government official, and author in the United States. He wrote about the Seminoles, the New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, and other aspects of Florida history.
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He was born in Torrington, Connecticut to William Henry Coe (1824–1879) and Deborah Little Archer Coe (1824–1912). His father ran a newspaper and founded Glencoe, Florida. He established The Florida Star in 1877 and The Highlands Star in 1890. He worked for the Government Printing Office and was an amateur archaeologist. He took tintype photographs. In his book Red Patriots he quoted Joshua R. Giddings who wrote Exiles of Florida and cited Helen Hunt Jackson's A Century of Dishonor. He dedicated the book to Women's National Indian Association General Secretary Amelia S. Quinton. He wrote magazine articles on natural history and archaeology, often exploring from his boat The Buccaneer. The 5-ton boat was a former U.S. Navy cabin cruiser. He married and had a son Mayne Reid Coe (1888–1980). Charles Henry Coe died in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 23, 1954, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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1856
Charles Henry Coe was born on 3 February 1856.
1954
Charles Henry Coe died at West Palm Beach.
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• Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles (1898) • Word of Lincoln • Juggling a Rope (1927) • The Art of Knife Throwing (1931) • Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission (1941) • Life and Adventures of Capt. Mayne Reid, co-author
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- 1.Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection · RICHES. richesmi.cah.ucf.edu.
- 2.Home. capt-charles-h-coe.
- 3.Capt. Charles H. Coe, Archeologist, Is Here. The Stuart News. 1. 1936-02-29.
- 4.https://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060/Timeline-of-Henry-Charles-Coe?bidId=
- 5.Tebeau, Charlton W. Charles H. Coe: Red Patriots, the Story of the Seminoles. Broward Legacy. 1. 4. 30. July 1, 1977.
- 6.Capt. Chas. Coe Rites Set Today. The Palm Beach Post. 12. March 26, 1954.
- 7.Kleinberg, Eliot. Post Time: Colorful Capt. Charles Henry Coe retired to Jupiter, Florida in 1949. The Palm Beach Post.
- 8.Capt. Charles H. Coe. Hartford Courant. 5. 1954-03-27.
- 9.Institution, Smithsonian. Red patriots: the story of the Seminoles. By Charles H. Coe . Smithsonian Institution.
- 10.Book Notes. The Florida Historical Quarterly. 53. 2. 222. 1974. 0015-4113.
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