Hollinswood Ranch Oral History Project
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Alternative Title
Bob Bartlett Oral History Interview
Interviewer
Marylin Polson
Publication Date
5-14-2024
Abstract
Robert “Bob” Bartlett’s recollections of Hollinswood Ranch in Citrus County, Florida, spanning the mid-twentieth century through subsequent decades of environmental and industrial transformation. The transcript details ranch labor practices, hunting traditions, livestock management, timber harvesting, and rural social life, while also addressing the construction of the Florida Power nuclear plant, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, and limestone mining operations. The interview provides firsthand testimony on ecological change, land ownership shifts, and the cultural landscape of coastal central Florida.
Keywords
Ranch life--Florida--Citrus County, Cattle ranches--Florida--Citrus County--History, Cowboys--Florida--History, Hunting--Florida--Citrus County--History, Prescribed buring--Florida, Land use, Rural life--Florida, Environmental change
Extent
01:50:57; 48 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Dunnellon (Fla.), Marion County (Fla.)
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Format
Digital only
Identifier
holinswood_ranch-BartlettRobert
Recommended Citation
Bartlett, Robert, "Robert "Bob" Bartlett Oral History Interview" (2024). Hollinswood Ranch Oral History Project. 14.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hollinswood_ohp/14
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