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Kissimmee: Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley

Kissimmee: Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley

Hardcover

General United States History

Publisher Price: $30.99

ISBN10: 1589730801
ISBN13: 9781589730809
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Oct 15 2003
Pages: 162
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Kissimmee, Florida traces its name to the Jororo tribe, among the first to settle along the river valley. Riverboat captains, entrepreneurs, and speculators found Kissimmee and nearby Lake Tohopekaliga irresistible, and soon settlers followed. The 1880s marked this city's first brush with tourism, as the Tropical Hotel became the largest resort hotel south of Jacksonville. As the cattle town struggled to survive floods, the Depression, and downtown neglect in favor of spillover Walt Disney World business, committed citizens fought back and spiritedly rekindled the town into a favored tourist spot.

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