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Florida Highlands Citrus Boom Draws Northern Settl ers
In Crooked Lake Florida reports describe a land boom with unimproved land selling from 150 to 400 dollars an acre near ridges south of Mountain Lake to Frost Proof. Citrus groves promise net returns of 500 to 2000 dollars per acre after seven years, making land cheap by comparison to northern autos. The author notes travelers from Minnesota and Iowa, praise for outdoor life, and a growing tourist and land-seeker flow as paved roads open the ridge region.
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State College
Gainesville
Florida
Mountain Lake
Crooked Lake
Fairchild
Yarnell
Minneapolis
Little
Murray Hale
Estherville
E. G. Coffin
Ridge Mercantile Company
Frost Proof
Rolfe
Society of the Coast
Tampa
G. A. Nichola