The Great Freeze, 127 Years Later

127 years ago to the day, the sun set in Florida and so did the temperature. A freeze swept over the state, devastating the citrus industry for the second time in six weeks. Florida would never be the same.

Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!

Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!

 

Thank you so much to Brigitte Stephenson and the Sanford Museum for all of their help! Check out the Museum and plan a visit here!

Thank you to Melissa Procko from the Orange County Regional History Center for all of your help. Plan your visit to the History Center here! 

 

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