COUNTY FLORIDA - HISTORY County, Florida was created in 1825,
and was nearly twice the size of the State of Delaware,
stretching all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. After a century of
boundary shifts, the county, with over 382,000 acres of rolling
hills covered in thick, stately pines and mixed hardwood
forests, now covers a vast portion of the central a span of more
than 150 years, Washington County has seen Native American,
Spanish and English cultural influences. The County's historical
lore is rich with stories of the exploits of Andrew Jackson.
There are numerous Native American Mounds and evidence of strong
settlements still being discovered. after George Washington, the
area was first settled by those seeking both economic and
political freedoms in this frontier land of vast timber and
mineral resources. Inland waterway transportation brought about
heavy river settlements. The arrival of railroads in the late
1800's boosted economic, social and political developments. in
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