Remembering Suwannee: Suwannee County in 1881, Part 2

Eric Musgrove Contributor Last week, we began looking at an 1881 booklet from George M. Barbour entitled “Florida for Tourists, Invalids and Settlers.” We will complete his section on Suwannee County today. “The country north of the ridge is pine woods with sandy soil. Here and there are found tracts of hammocklands, varying in size from a few acres to several hundred. These lands contain a rich, loamy soil, and a great variety of excellent hard wood timber, suitable for all kinds of building and manufacturing purposes. There are a number of beautiful lakes scattered over the country, containing an abundance of excellent fish. There are numerous springs, some of them w