What is the historical significance of Cracker Country?
Cracker Country was founded in 1978 as a setting to preserve, restore, and teach late 19th-century Florida history. This time period was a turning point in the state’s history, the rise of railroads allowing industry to expand and the exportation of goods to increase. Railroads also helped introduce Florida as a tourist destination. As the population steadily grew, pioneer families began to see the benefits of living in Florida. Not only was land cheap, but new industries were booming, such as railroads, turpentine, phosphate, cattle, and citrus. Families began to start a new life on Florida’s frontier.
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