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Home of the Tangerine
Rocco MaglioHernando County used to be known as the ‘Home of the Tangerine.’ The soil in Hernando County is said to be well suited to the growing of tangerines. In addition to tangerines, many other...
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Dade Battle Reenactment: bringing history to life
Elizabeth DentatoPhotography by Elizabeth DentatoThis past weekend, shots rang out across the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, in commemoration of the 181st anniversary of Dade’s Battle. The...
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Historic Brooksville Mural Tour: Early Physicians of Brooksville
Elizabeth DentatoIn recent issues, we’ve been focusing on Brooksville’s historic murals and the history that is behind them. This week we’ll be discussing the history behind the mural, "Early...
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BOCC approves zoning changes for historic Richloam General Store
(STAFF)On Jan. 10, 2017, the BOCC approved the rezoning from AG/(Agricultural) to PDP(NC)/Planned Development Project (Neighborhood Commercial) with deviations for the historic Richloam General Store...
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Hernando Civil War Conflicts: The Battle of Bayport & The Brooksville Raid
Rocco MaglioOn Jan. 21st, before the skies darkened and winds picked up, the 37th Annual Brooksville Raid Re-enactment took place. The re-enactment was supposed to continue on Sunday, but was...
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A tri-county, tri-family feud
Rocco MaglioThe Whitehurst-Whidden-Stevenson Feud started in Hillsborough (Tarpon Springs) and took place mostly in Pasco County. Although a prominent Hernando Citizen John Washington Crum is thought...
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Brooksville: 'UFO Capital of the World'
Rocco MaglioNear where the Western Way Plaza now sits, in Brooksville, there was a replica UFO. It was built by John Reeves who reported that he frequently saw UFOs in that area. He enjoyed taking...
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A 'Little Italy' of our own ?
Rocco MaglioWith the development of Spring Hill and the numerous Italian families that moved down from the Northeast, it seems like Hernando County is a prime spot for a 'Little Italy.'The community of...
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Spring Hill, Spring Lake tutorial
Rocco MaglioThe waterfall on US19 almost had a different name on it. Spring Hill was not the first choice of the developers. The original name of the development was Spring Lake after the twenty mostly...
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Opening a connection to our past
Julie B. MaglioOn the eastern outskirts of Hernando County, a few miles east of 75, about a half mile south of 50, down a limerock road stands a small general store and post office whose history is...
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Dade Battle Reenactment: bringing history to life
Elizabeth DentatoPhotography by Elizabeth DentatoThis past weekend, shots rang out across the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, in commemoration of the 181st anniversary of Dade’s Battle. The...
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Historic Brooksville Mural Tour: Early Physicians of Brooksville
Elizabeth DentatoIn recent issues, we’ve been focusing on Brooksville’s historic murals and the history that is behind them. This week we’ll be discussing the history behind the mural, "Early...
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BOCC approves zoning changes for historic Richloam General Store
(STAFF)On Jan. 10, 2017, the BOCC approved the rezoning from AG/(Agricultural) to PDP(NC)/Planned Development Project (Neighborhood Commercial) with deviations for the historic Richloam General Store...
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Hernando Civil War Conflicts: The Battle of Bayport & The Brooksville Raid
Rocco MaglioOn Jan. 21st, before the skies darkened and winds picked up, the 37th Annual Brooksville Raid Re-enactment took place. The re-enactment was supposed to continue on Sunday, but was...
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A tri-county, tri-family feud
Rocco MaglioThe Whitehurst-Whidden-Stevenson Feud started in Hillsborough (Tarpon Springs) and took place mostly in Pasco County. Although a prominent Hernando Citizen John Washington Crum is thought...
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Brooksville: 'UFO Capital of the World'
Rocco MaglioNear where the Western Way Plaza now sits, in Brooksville, there was a replica UFO. It was built by John Reeves who reported that he frequently saw UFOs in that area. He enjoyed taking...
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A 'Little Italy' of our own ?
Rocco MaglioWith the development of Spring Hill and the numerous Italian families that moved down from the Northeast, it seems like Hernando County is a prime spot for a 'Little Italy.'The community of...
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Spring Hill was almost named Spring Lake
Rocco MaglioThe waterfall on US19 almost had a different name on it. Spring Hill was not the first choice of the developers. The original name of the development was Spring Lake after the twenty mostly...
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Opening a connection to our past
Julie B. MaglioOn the eastern outskirts of Hernando County, a few miles east of 75, about a half mile south of 50, down a limerock road stands a small general store and post office whose history is...
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Hernando County's contributions to World War II
Rocco MaglioThe genesis of the Brooksville Army field now known as the Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport came during World War II. A multi-county committee representing the Hernando County Chamber...
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