Kissimmee: Gateway to the Kissimmee River Valley (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738524375)

Kissimmee, Florida traces its name to the Jororo tribe, among the first to settle along the river valley. Riverboat captains, entrepreneurs, and speculators found Kissimmee and nearby Lake Tohopekaliga irresistible, and soon settlers followed. The 1880s marked this city's first brush with tourism, as the Tropical Hotel became the largest resort hotel south of Jacksonville. As the cattle town struggled to survive floods, the Depression, and downtown neglect in favor of spillover Walt Disney World business, committed citizens fought back and spiritedly rekindled the town into a favored tourist spot.

Author: Jim Robison, Osceola County Historical Society
ISBN-10: 0738524379
ISBN-13: 9780738524375
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2003
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.40d