12 Florida Small Towns ||| Main Street Downtown

Become a member! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TravelwithaWiseguy YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqr2K0ug5ceswCi1nTAxrw/join Follow/support my travels: Website: https://www.travelwithawiseguy.com/ Email/Newsletter: https://www.travelwithawiseguy.com/newsletter-signup Merchandise Store: https://travel-with-a-wiseguy.printify.me/products MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/channel/source/Travel%20with%20a%20Wiseguy/sr-vid-84qp7xjvqft4pkdf30g66x9ifbtc30ker0kmcvca4vd4b3vcu5hs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TravelwithaWiseguy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Travel_Wiseguy/ TikTok: @travel.with.a.wise.guy Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_wise_wsu Google Map of my videos: https://www.travelwithawiseguy.com/maps Contact: [email protected] Mail: John Wise, PO Box 2793, Wichita, KS, 67201 In this video we take a road trip through a dozen historic small towns in Central Florida, exploring their main streets, downtown districts, and the stories behind how they were founded. Starting in Lake Placid—known as both the “Town of Murals” and the Caladium Capital of the World—we travel through communities across Polk, Hardee, and DeSoto counties including Frostproof, Dundee, Lake Hamilton, Lake Alfred, Eagle Lake, Mulberry, Fort Meade, Bowling Green, Wauchula, Zolfo Springs, and Arcadia. Along the way we look at railroad history, citrus and phosphate industries, unusual town name origins, and how these communities have grown and changed over time. From tiny towns of just over 1,500 people to historic county seats with beautifully preserved downtowns, this drive through small-town Florida highlights the unique character and history that can still be found along the state’s back roads. T-shirt: Field of Dreams, Iowa Part 107 certified drone operator 0:00 Intro 0:50 Lake Placid 2:36 Frostproof 4:22 Dundee 5:42 Lake Hamilton 6:33 Lake Alfred 7:48 Eagle Lake 8:54 Mulberry 10:23 Fort Meade 11:56 Bowling Green 12:43 Wauchula 15:00 Zolfo Springs 16:18 Arcadia 17:29 The Rankings 18:55 Credits, Outtakes Music Come Along - Dan Lebowitz Glen Canyon - Dan Lebowitz The Creek - Topher Moher and Alex Elena