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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29O5_sumter-county-farmers-market_Webster-FL.html
In the late 1800s, the small farms populating Sumter County competed against each other to send their fruit and vegetables away to market. Looking for a way to sell produce which would better serve the community and benefit all growers too, the lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28PS_richloam-general-store-and-post-office_Webster-FL.html
In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) decided to relocate its depot in Riverland to Richloam. Soon after, in 1922, Postmaster Lucius Sidney "Sid" Brinson moved the Riverland Post Office to the growing community of Richloam and opene…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RC3_clay-sink-cemetery-baptist-church-and-school_Webster-FL.html
Harrison and Martha Ann McKinney Slaughter acquired 120 acres in this area from Jessie Sumner, May 20, 1862. The settlement that developed here was first called Slaughter after this pioneer family. Over time it became known as Clay Sink for the cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R3T_parson-brown-orange-tree_Webster-FL.html
Parson Brown originated as a chance seedling at the home of Reverend N.L. Brown near Webster, Florida in 1856. Original plantings of this variety on sour orange rootstock on heavy hammock soils produced good crops of relatively high quality fruit.
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