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Kissimmee
Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley
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About this book
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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Yes, you can access Kissimmee by Jim Robison,Osceola County Historical Society in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. THE JORORO AND THE ORIGIN OF THE KISSIMMEE NAME
- 2. THE SPANISH ERAS AND THE FIRST CATTLE AND HORSES IN FLORIDA
- 3. OSCEOLA, WILDCAT, AND THE SEMINOLE RESISTANCE
- 4. THE KISSIMMEE RIVER VALLEY’S COW CAVALRY
- 5. THE PIONEER SPIRIT AND CHALLENGES OF LIVING IN THE PINE AND PALMETTO PRAIRIE
- 6. HAMILTON DISSTON TURNS FRONTIER ALLENDALE INTO THE GATEWAY TO THE KISSIMMEE RIVER VALLEY
- 7. THE SOUTH FLORIDA RAILROAD AND OPENING THE FLORIDA INTERIOR
- 8. THE STATE CARVES OUT OSCEOLA COUNTY WITH KISSIMMEE AS COUNTY SEAT
- 9. FLORIDA’S LAND BOOM AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
- 10. KISSIMMEE DURING AND AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR
- 11. OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD HELPS KISSIMMEE RECAPTURE ITS PAST
- EPILOGUE: RESTORING THE MEANDERING KISSIMMEE RIVER
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX