Heritage Days 2012
Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st
Floral City holds its annual Heritage Days event every year on the first weekend in December. Scheduled programs include wagon rides, food vendors, demonstrations by many local traditional artisans, along with storytellers, Florida Cracker cowboy exhibits and musical entertainment. Please visit our Heritage Days page for more details.
Historic District Tour
A self-guided tour of Floral City's historic district, listed in 1993 on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places, is available as a booklet in the museum store for $1.00. It contains a map showing locations of 45 structures in addition to 20 pages with photos and descriptive text of each location.
Visit Our Country Store
8394 E Orange Ave
Floral City, Florida 34436
in Floral City Town Center
Hours: Fri & Sat 10am-2pm
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UPCOMING EVENTS
A GARDEN TOUR with Historical Overtones is coming soon
Saturday, May 19th 10am - 4pm
Sunday, May 20th 1pm - 4pm
See the flyer for details.
WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR CURRENT MUSEUM EXHIBIT:
Discovery of Phosphate, Florida's "Gold Rush"
This exhibit chronicles the exciting period of hard-rock phosphate discovery in the upper west coast area of Florida, right here in our own backyard. There are lots of historic photos of the old mines and maps showing their location in our Citrus County area.
Wonderful stories unfold that tell of the intrigue and secrecy that surrounded the first discovery, and was then followed by a boom and bust period. Land speculation was rampant and there was truly a "Gold Rush" fever for phosphate that rivaled the earlier gold rush in the western United States. Examples of some of the old mine equipment are on display, so please join us in our Heritage Museum in downtown Floral City for a memorable experience as history comes alive in this exhibit.
ALSO: We have our Pineola train wreck exhibit on display again. This exhibits chronicles the human drama that unfolds as two station agents for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad attempt to stop two speeding freight trains headed toward each other. Please stop by and see for yourself the end of the story.
NEW: We have introduced a new feature in our museum, a 50-inch, flat screen TV for photo viewing. Stop by and see the slide show of colorful "Floral City Scenes" photos. They offer a good representation of what the area around our community looks like.
While you're in our museum don't miss the opportunity to visit our COUNTRY STORE for unique gift ideas. See our Country Store page for more details.
Visit Our Museum
8394 E Orange Ave
Floral City, Florida 34436
in Floral City Town Center
Hours: Fri & Sat 10am-2pm
MISSION STATEMENT
The Floral City Heritage Council serves as an advocate for Florida historic preservation and presents and supports Florida folk-life programs. Established in September 1992 as a local branch of the Citrus County Historical Society we support and promote the Society's mission to preserve and further the knowledge of the history and pre-history of Citrus County, Florida and nearby areas.
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