The Drive-In Movies of Citrus County By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society Did the sight of dancing hot-dogs and boxes of popcorn entice you to leave your car and run to the snack bar during a movie’s intermission? Did you ever ride around the...
Ebbert Castel – Floral City’s Snake Man By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society If you see some snakes slithering in your yard – who’re you going to call? For many Citrus County residents, the answer was “Ebbert Castel” – the “Snake Man of Floral...
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” –...
Howard B. Tuttle and ESPEDECO/Southern Pines By: Ken Marotte, Citrus County Historical Society No one has arguably had more influence on the history of Inverness than a family from Connecticut who adopted the town as their Winter home. Most people are not aware of...
