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Postal authorities disallowed it because there was already a Keystone Heights in Florida. Joseph Washington Carson suggested Frostproof as a substitute, but Overocker instead chose Lakemont. Carson's choice of Frostproof was based on the town's relatively minor damage from the freeze in December 1894, which ruined much of the state's citrus crop.
The Great Freeze was a period of back-to-back freezes during the winter of 1894–95 in the Southern United States, particularly notable for destroying much of the citrus crop in Northern Florida. Entire communities, such as Earnestville , faded after the citrus crops and trees were lost to the two unusually cold-weather patterns of the winter ...
The USDA reported the following crop losses: 35% to citrus, at least 95% to vegetables, between 50–75% of commercial flowers, 50% to permanent pasture lands, and 40% to sugar cane. Crop damage totaled to $350 million (1977 USD), [ 7 ] while at least $100 million (1977 USD) of that figure occurred in Dade County alone. [ 1 ]
A Hard Freeze Warning is in effect for much of North Florida. In Leon County, temps are expected to reach 30 degrees overnight with a freeze warning in effect between Saturday at 11 p.m. and ...
Central Florida — and Orlando, where it dropped to 30 — was in the low- to mid-30s, Redman said. North of Orlando, in North Central Florida and Ocala, it dipped to the upper-20s.
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The freeze marked the end of the local citrus industry. A citrus agent noted, "If you were still in the business, '89 pretty well sent you packing. It was a huge change to this county." [6] Citrus farms began selling land to developers to cover their losses, resulting in the sprawl of urban Orlando. Only 10,000 acres of citrus groves in Lake ...
Citrus officials say some areas of the state saw temperatures below 28 degrees for up to 6 hours. In Polk, new growth was damaged in many groves. Growers across Central Florida still assessing ...