Avon Park Packing Houses
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Title
Avon Park Packing Houses
Alternative Title
Avon Park Packing Houses
Subject
Avon Park (Fla.)
Packing-houses--United States
Description
A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. According to the article, an individual (whose name is unreadable) arrived in Avon Park, Florida, on June 15, 1930. The article discusses the box-manufacturing capacity of a number of packing houses in Avon Park.
Avon Park was first settled in 1884 by Oliver Martin Crosby, a native of Connecticut who came to study wildlife in the Everglades. As president of the Florida Development Company, Crosby recruited settlers to the area, which was named Lake Forest in 1886. Avon Park was officially incorporated on January 1, 1926, and was named after the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, which was the home of many of its early settlers.
Avon Park was first settled in 1884 by Oliver Martin Crosby, a native of Connecticut who came to study wildlife in the Everglades. As president of the Florida Development Company, Crosby recruited settlers to the area, which was named Lake Forest in 1886. Avon Park was officially incorporated on January 1, 1926, and was named after the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, which was the home of many of its early settlers.
Source
Original newspaper article: "Avon Park Packing Houses." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Publisher
The Central Florida Press
Date Created
ca. 1930-06-20
Date Copyrighted
1930-06-20
Date Issued
1930-06-20
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of Original newspaper article: "Avon Park Packing Houses." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.
Is Part Of
"The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Avon Park Collection, Highlands County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
126 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Avon Park, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History teachers
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by The Central Florida Press.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Fenton, Horace J. History of Avon Park, Florida, 1886-1956. New York: Vantage Press, 1958.
Document Item Type Metadata
Text
1 newspaper article
Collection
Citation
“Avon Park Packing Houses,” RICHES, accessed April 16, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5622.