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Arcadia
The county seat of DeSoto County, Arcadia is one of the ol...
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce, located near Indian River Lagoon, sits along ...
Fellsmere
In 1896, Fellsmere was little more than swampland on the b...
Ruskin
The origin of the name "Ruskin" can be traced back to John...
Winter Haven
Located in eastern Polk County, Winter Haven is a small, h...
Melbourne
Melbourne, situated on Indian River Lagoon, on Florida's "...
Brooksville
The county seat of Hernando County, Brooksville is among t...
New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach, situated between Cape Canaveral to the s...
Flagler Beach
The sands of Flagler Beach stretch like a blanket for six ...
High Springs
Just east of the historic De Soto Trail lies the scenic to...
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Arcadia
The county seat of DeSoto County, Arcadia is one of the oldest towns in the South Florida interior. Situated along the banks of the Peace River, it was originally home to a scattering of Native Americans in the sixteenth century, ...
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce, located near Indian River Lagoon, sits along Florida's Treasure Coast in St. Lucie County. Early Spanish settlers from St. Augustine first came down the Indian River in 1565 and tried to establish homes in the area. But battles ...
Fellsmere
In 1896, Fellsmere was little more than swampland on the banks of Blue Cypress Lake when two local farm companies, spurred by the arrival of the railroad, began selling plots of land to eager settlers. Nature reclaimed the land in ...
Ruskin
The origin of the name "Ruskin" can be traced back to John Ruskin, a nineteenth-century English social critic and champion of socialism. Colleges founded in Ruskin's honor promoted the ideal of higher education for the masses. They served anyone who ...
Winter Haven
Located in eastern Polk County, Winter Haven is a small, historic community founded in the nineteenth century. Columbus Thornhill, a Confederate veteran, arrived in the region with his family in 1865, eventually settling along the shores of Lake Howard. Several ...
Melbourne
Melbourne, situated on Indian River Lagoon, on Florida's "Space Coast," is about one hour's drive south of Kennedy Space Center. The city traces its origins to two early settlements: Eau Gallie and Crane Creek. Eau Gallie, was founded by white ...
Brooksville
The county seat of Hernando County, Brooksville is among the oldest settlements in West Central Florida, tracing its roots to the arrival of William Hope in 1835. When Hope arrived to farm the land and raise cattle, Seminole Indians called ...
New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach, situated between Cape Canaveral to the south and Daytona Beach to the north, may be a part of Florida's "Space Coast," but the city is hardly "new," as its name suggests. The city's long history dates back ...
Flagler Beach
The sands of Flagler Beach stretch like a blanket for six miles between the Atlantic coast and historic State Road A1A-Florida's version of Route 66. The beach is named in honor of Henry Flagler, the oil tycoon who spent his ...
High Springs
Just east of the historic De Soto Trail lies the scenic town of High Springs. The chroniclers of the Hernando De Soto expedition reported many Timucua Indian towns in this area in 1539. But in less than two centuries, Spanish ...
