Plant CityLocal legend says that Henry B. Plant never came to Plant City, Florida, the town named for him. That may be true; however, he played a significant role in the development of the city. In the mid-1880s, he extended his South Florida Railroad through Plant City, providing a means for growth and prosperity. Plant City was incorporated in 1885 in Hillsborough County. The original community settlement, known as Shiloh, was north of the current town center. A walk through historic Shiloh Cemetery is a walk through the history of Plant City, with granite markers dating as far back as 1841. There you will find the names of the founding families: Branch, Collins, Cone, Evers, Howell, Hancock, Hawthorne, Knight, Merrin, Wilder, and Wheeler. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Agriculture and Strawberries | 29 |
Education | 47 |
Businesses | 63 |
Historic Buildings | 83 |
Families | 109 |
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1914 Plant City back row Baker Street Berry Bruton Jr building built cars City Growers Association City High School City's CLASS Collins Street corner of Collins Coronet Courtesy of Bill daughter DeVane East Hillsborough Historical Evers Streets farm Fletcher Florida Strawberry Festival front row Griffin Haines Street Hillsborough County Hillsborough Historical Society Hotel Plant Howell James John Kilgore Seed Company left to right located lumber Mary McDonald Merrin Midway School Moody National Register NEHI NORTH COLLINS NORTH COLLINS STREET North Drane Palmer Street Pictured from left Plant City Growers Plant City High Pollard PUBLIC LIBRARY Quintilla Geer Bruton Railroad Register of Historic right are front Roux Schneider served Shiloh Simmons Smith South Florida South Florida Railroad Sparkman Stonewall Jackson Strawberry Festival Parade Tampa teacher Thonotosassa town two-story unidentified vegetables WEST REYNOLDS STREET Wheeler Wilder William Reece Woman's Club Zephyrhills