Remembering Our World War I Veterans By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society The Fourth of July in 1919 was a glorious day. The nation had tried to avoid involvement in the European conflict but was eventually drawn into the “Great War”. After years of...
The Early History of the Citrus County Chronicle By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society The Citrus County Chronicle was fourth, and most successful, newspaper in Citrus County. Floral City’s A.M. Williamson started Phosphate Field in 1890. A rival...
When Baseball was King in Citrus County By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society “If there is any one thing which will help put a town on the map it is a ball team, preferably made up of home town boys…who play without any expectation of financial reward” –...
