Waldo, Florida: An Illustrated History

by Kevin McCarthy, Linda Hall Vlacos, Penny Dodd -

Waldo in north-central Florida dates back to the 1850s, but was probably settled by Native Americans long before then because of its location near beautiful Lake Alto. The history of Waldo includes the coming of the Cross-Florida Railroad in the 1850s, involvement with some Civil War battles, the digging of the Santa Fe Canal to connect Waldo with Melrose via several lakes, devastating freezes that wiped out the citrus crop in the 1890s, and connections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1719354111
• ISBN13: 9781719354110
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"