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Indian River County, Florida, circa 1890. "Dawson's, Gem Island, Indian River." The homestead of Lewis Bebee Dawson (1836-1904) and two young men, one of them possibly his son Lewis Mills Dawson (1877-1907). 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size.
Today, you can live on Gem Island, but you sure won't be roughing it:
https://www.johnsislandrealestate.com/property-types/gem-island
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