Florida Spectacular
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 163: Florida Crackers, Moonshine, and Florida Cattle Ranching Today
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Rick and Cathy look at Florida crackers: Cracker culture, Florida cowboys, and cracker villages.
Links We Mentioned
The Secret History of the Word Cracker
Florida Wildlife Corridor and Wild Space Gallery
Lake Kissimmee State Park Cow Camp
Florida Cracker entry at FL Memory
Rick's post about Kissimmee/Osceola Co cattle history
Dade City's FL Pioneer Village
Barberville Pioneer Settlement
Cracker Country at the State Fairgrounds
Lawrence Silas at Osceola Co History Center
Dunn History: Rosewood Before the Massacre
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