Title
Cracker horses and cattle
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Publisher
s.n.
Publication Date
January 2000
Abstract
Sally Watt spends time at Lake Kissimmee State Park with Park Manager Tony Morel. Morel discusses the history of Spanish cattle and horses in Florida. They were brought over in the 1500s when Spanish missions were established in Florida. When the missions were abandoned, the horses and cattle were left to roam free. Early homesteaders in Florida, called Crackers, domesticated the horses and herded the cattle. Thus, the animals became known as Cracker horses and Cracker cattle. Today, Lake Kissimmee State Park has an area set aside to replicate an 1876 cow camp and a dozen Cracker cattle and a few Cracker horses are kept in pens there. Date is a guesstimate.
Keywords
Cattle, Horses, Frontier and pioneer life
Extent
1900-01-00
Geographic Location
Lake Kissimmee State Park (Fla.)
Time Period
200-?
Language
English
Type
Book
Media Type
Sound recordings
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
W02-004
Recommended Citation
Watt, Sally, "Cracker horses and cattle" (2000). Sally Watt Radio Programs. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/watt_radio/4
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