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By Mike Miller
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May 22, 2022
Havana, Florida - Old Shade Tobacco Town
Havana Florida is a historic north Florida town that specialized in shade tobacco
May 22, 2022
Mayo Florida : Hometown of a Gator Football Folk Hero
Mayo Florida is a small town in North Central Florida. It is famous for producing a Gator football folk hero.
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May 22, 2022
Six Gun Territory Popular Before Walt Disney World
Six Gun Territory in Ocala, Florida, was a very popular attraction in the days before Walt Disney World.
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May 21, 2022
25 Fascinating Florida Towns at the End of the Road
Florida end of road towns attract the nonconformist. One way in and one way out.
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May 21, 2022
Ave Maria, Florida: The Town That Dominos Pizza Built
Ave Maria is about 25 miles east of Naples. The founder of Dominos, Tom Monaghan, was the leader of the effort that created this beautiful new town.
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May 21, 2022
Boca Grande, Florida: Peace and Quiet at the End of the Road
Boca Grande is a quaint village on Gasparilla Island that attracts people who like peace and quiet.
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May 20, 2022
Melbourne Florida: On the Space Coast and Indian River
Melbourne, Florida is a small city on the Indian River Lagoon in Central East Florida. It was named after Melbourne, Australia.
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May 20, 2022
History of Key West, Florida. Conchs, Cubans, and Cigars
Key West, Florida, both town and island, was originally called Cayo Hueso by the Spanish
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May 20, 2022
Interlachen,Florida. Town Between the Lakes
Interlachen, Florida is a small Northeast Florida town that developed as a agricultural and tourism center.
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May 19, 2022
Florida Ghost Towns. Memories on the Back Roads
Florida ghost towns still exist in a fast growing state. As natural resources were depleted and railroads closed, some towns faded into history.
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Mike Miller has lived in Florida since 1960. He graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Florida and has lived and worked in most areas of the state. His love of Florida is reflected in the pages of this website. Mike is the author of 25 books. Many of the books are about Florida and can be previewed or purchased at Amazon.
Mike has logged more than 2,000,000 miles in 37 different vehicles on the Florida back roads
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