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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramFlorida cowman reenactor with scrub cattle at Lake Kissimmee State Park - Polk County, Florida
Image Number
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Collection
Series 236, Box 4, FF25
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Livestock--Florida--Polk County
Domestic animals--Florida--Polk County
Occupational groups--Florida--Polk County
Outdoor recreation--Florida--Polk County
Horses
Clothing and dress
Parks--Employees
Park rangers
Farms--Florida--Polk County
Horsemen and horsewomen
Cowboys
Historical reenactments
Historic farms
Recreation areas--Florida--Polk County
Parks--Florida--Florida--Polk County
Cattle herders
Corporate Subject
Additional Creator
Additional Creator
Physical Description
General Note
The park has often offered living history programs interpretting Florida's cowboy culture and cattle industry. They presented an 1876 cow camp. The cattle were scrub cattle, descendents of the Spanish cattle from the 17th Century.
Lake Kissimmee State Park was purchased by the Florida Park Service in 1969 (5030 acres) and opened for public use in 1977. The park is located 15 miles East of Lake Wales, Florida.
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