Author : Jim Robison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0738524379
Kissimmee by Jim Robison Pdf
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.