Kissimmee: Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley Jim Robinson

Kissimmee: Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley

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Book Title
Kissimmee: Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley
Author
Jim Robinson
ISBN
9781589730809
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.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Jim Robinson, Osceola County Historical SocietyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)Published: 10/15/2003ISBN: 9781589730809Pages: 162Weight: 1.11lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d
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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Jim Robinson, Osceola County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 10/15/2003
ISBN: 9781589730809
Pages: 162
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d
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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Jim Robinson, Osceola County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 10/15/2003
ISBN: 9781589730809
Pages: 162
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d