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College (Baptist, 1907); the Florida Agricultural College was opened here in 1883, became the university of Florida in 1903, and in 1905 was abolished by the Buckman See also:

Law. Vegetables and fruits grown for the See also:

NORTHERN

northern markets, See also:

sea-See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island See also:

cotton and See also:

TOBACCO

tobacco are important products of the surrounding See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, and Lake City has some See also:

trade in cotton, See also:

LUMBER

lumber, See also:

PHOSPHATES

phosphates and See also:

TURPENTINE (in M. Eng. turbentine, adapted through the O. Fr. turbentine or terebentine from Lat. terebinthina, sc. resina, resin of the terebinth, Gr. eepiOtvOos or eippavOos)

turpentine. The town was first settled about 1826 as See also:

ALLIGATOR (Spanish el lagarto, " the lizard ")

Alligator; it was incorporated in 1854; adopted the See also:

PRESENT

present name in 1859; and in r9o1, with an enlarged See also:

AREA

area, was re-incorporated.

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