The Florida Citrus Tower is a 226-foot-tall (69 m) structure in Clermont, Florida. Built in 1956 to allow visitors to observe the miles of surrounding...
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Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clermont is home to the 1956 Florida Citrus Tower, one of Florida's early landmarks. Clermont was founded in 1884, and named...
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century, people started to grow citrus trees. Citrus was introduced by Melton Haynes. Throughout the 1940s and 50s, citrus production increased and grew...
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according to Florida Agriculture by the Numbers. Together they contribute 71% of Florida's total citrus production. The Central produced the most citrus, followed...
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William John Howey (category American citrus farmers)
developer, citrus grower and Republican politician from Florida. He founded and served as mayor for the town of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. He developed...
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interchange without exit numbers at SR 50 in Clermont. After passing the Florida Citrus Tower and Presidents Hall of Fame, the road enters Minneola along the east...
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Lake Placid Tower in Lake Placid, Florida, formerly named Placid Tower, Tower of Peace or Happiness Tower, is a closed observation tower 240 feet (73...
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College of Central Florida (CF) is a public college with campuses in Marion, Citrus, and Levy counties. It is part of the Florida College System. Founded...
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orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "Timeline of Major Florida Freezes - Florida Citrus Mutual". flcitrusmutual.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "Orlando...
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The Citrus Center, also known as the BB&T building, originally known as the CNA Tower, is a commercial office building in Orlando, Florida, United States...
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Situation: Citrus" (PDF). USDA. April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012. Rusnak, Paul (March 27, 2021). "More Florida Mangoes, Please...
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line. Motorists can see the Florida Citrus Tower well before the intersection with CR 561(12th Street), where the tower itself can be found on the north...
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The following is a list of county roads in Citrus County, Florida. All county roads are maintained by the county in which they reside. County Road 39 is...
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agriculture—citrus groves, cattle ranches, and hog farms, as well as turpentine stills and sawmills. Largo is best remembered as "Citrus City", from the...
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facility to "Zoo Orlando at Sanford". Florida Citrus Tower, a 226-foot (69 m) tall observation tower in Clermont, Florida Fun Spot America Theme Parks. Two...
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Although Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas are also considered to be the Tampa Bay area. Like many vernacular regions, Central Florida's boundaries...
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related to Old Citrus County Courthouse. The Old Citrus County Courthouse (constructed in 1912) is a historic site in Inverness, Florida located at 1 Courthouse...
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Downtown Orlando (redirect from Downtown Orlando, Florida)
Orlando is the largest of urban centers in Central Florida. It is home to residential and commercial towers; local, state, and federal government offices;...
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hub of Florida's citrus industry. The period ended with the Great Freeze of 1894–95, which forced many owners to give up their independent citrus groves...
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north of Polk County, the area became the focal point for citrus growing in Florida. Although citrus is no longer the largest industry in the area, it still...
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Little Havana (redirect from Latin Quarter, Florida)
Little Havana (Spanish: Pequeña Habana) is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Home to many Cuban exiles, as well as many immigrants from...
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sawmill, and an express-office in 1883, and a population of 150 in 1884. Citrus growing became important in the area, and in 1885 the town had two sawmills...
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after Florida-born William Chase Temple, one-time owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, founder of the Temple Cup, and first president of the Florida Citrus Exchange...
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CNL Financial Group (category 1973 establishments in Florida)
The original CNA tower (the Citrus Center) was downtown Orlando's first modern skyscraper when it was completed in 1971. A new CNL Tower was constructed...
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to the citrus industry. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that Irma caused at least $50 billion in damage in Florida, far exceeding...
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Port Canaveral (redirect from Port Canaveral, Florida)
channel is about 44 feet (13 m) deep. The port exports fresh citrus; bulk-frozen citrus juice stored in one of the largest freezer warehouses in the state;...
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The city experienced tremendous growth in the 1880s and 1890s from Florida's citrus industry. Northerners moved to the area in droves to take a stake in...
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The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida (UF) in American college football. Florida competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision...
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FBC Mortgage Stadium (category Sports venues in Orange County, Florida)
Towers residence halls, housing 2,000 UCF students, including student-athletes. From 1979 to 2006, the Knights played their home games at the Citrus Bowl...
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Bend of Florida, United States, is an informally named geographic region of North Florida where the Florida Panhandle transitions to the Florida Peninsula...
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