The history of Bagdad is associated with wood and water. Harvesting of the huge virgin pine trees that covered the area attracted industry and labor. Streams and rivers powered the machinery used to harvest the timber and provided the means of transport. The sawmill and shipyard made Bagdad the most industrialized trown in Florida prior to the Civil War. That history is reflected in the names and monuments marking the graves of sawmill owners, workers, and veterans of the Civil War dating back to the mid 1800's. (source: Green, Laurie, Images of America: Santa Rosa County)
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The gravemarker is a typical style of the "Woodmen of the World". Joseph Cullen Root founded the Woodman of the World life insurance and fraternal organization. It was reported that Root's idea for "Woodmen" came from a speech he heard about woodsmen clearing away forests to provide shelter for their families. Others speculated that Root visualized himself as the root that would grow into a shelter, protecting members from financial disaster.
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