Cattle Ranching
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Smiths Island in Lake Apopka is named for Snapper lawnmower inventor
Lake Apopka is Florida’s fourth-largest lake. It was once home to some of the best fishing anywhere. However, by 1970, […]
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The Parker Brothers Ranch of DeSoto County
Captain John Parker was a Seminole War veteran and former sheriff of Hillsborough County. He was the first settler east […]
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Brighton, Florida: Ghost town that was almost a county seat
“Here will soon be one of the busiest and most populous towns in Florida,” insisted one October 1925 announcement. Another advertisement […]