Winter Strawberry Capital of the World
Esikhathini eside ngaphambi kwemigwaqo engezansi, kwakuyizitimela ezithinta indlela yentuthuko eFlorida. Ngesikhathi uHenry M. Flagler eyakha umzila wesitimela phansi kolwandle olusempumalanga, kwakukhona omunye uHenry owayesakha isitimela esiphakathi kombuso waya eTampa - uHenry B. Plant.
Lesi sigaba seSouth Florida Railroad sigcwalise uhlelo lwe-cross-Florida oluvela eSanford ukuya eTampa, lubeka idolobha endleleni yokuqhubeka.
Ngenkathi umlando we-Plant City ubuya phakathi nonyaka ka-1800, awuzange uhlanganiswe kuze kube unyaka emva kokuba u-Henry B. Plant ekhulise umzila wesitimela waya edolobheni. Ngo-1885, idolobha elincane laqanjwa kabusha ngokuhlonishwa kwePlant.
I-Strawberry Eyigugu
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izithelo ezibomvu ezitholakalayo zaziswa esifundeni. Kwaqala nje ngokuthi isitshalo sezitshalo yizakhamuzi zakuqala kule ndawo kodwa ekugcineni saziwa kakhulu ezindadinidi zendawo ezithengiswa kakhulu futhi ngaleyo ndlela zazalwa imboni. Lawo majikijolo amnandi kakhulu - ama-strawberries - aqhubeka ethuthukiswa futhi athuthukiswa njengamapulazi e-sitrobheli akhuliswa endaweni. Njengoba ukuthunyelwa kuthuthukisiwe, ama-berries afana nezimakethe ezikude; futhi, i-Plant City yagcina yaziwa ngokuthi i-Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. Namuhla, ama-strawberries asebusika angaphezu kwamatshumi amathathu amathathu avela e-Plant City.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwesimo sezulu esincane esincane, inhlabathi evundile kanye nokuhamba okuhle yiyona iresiphi ephelele yokuchuma.
Futhi, kuyilapho ezinye izinhlobo zezolimo, ukukhiqiza, kanye ne-phosphate izimayini ziphumelela, i-strawberry ihlala ingumcebo wayo oyigugu kakhulu. Ukugubha isivuno saso esibucayi, njalo ngoMashi idolobha likhumbula ngomkhosi wezinsuku ezingu-11. I- Florida Strawberry Festival iphakathi kwemikhosi ephezulu engama-30 eNyakatho Melika futhi ngokuvamile ifaka zonke izinto ushukelabhisi - kusuka kubathengisi abahlinzeka konke kusukela emisebenzini yobuciko berry kuya emaflethini ezithelo ezibomvu.
Umlando ngokumelene nesimanje
I-Plant City ingumphakathi wamamayela angu-26 nje. Ngenkathi isakhiwe ikakhulukazi emadlelo, imayini ye-strip, ama-citrus grove, amasimu e-strawberry kanye namapulazi, ibuye ibe umphakathi wokulala eTampa - amamitha angu-24 kuphela entshonalanga - neLakeland - ngamamayela angu-10 empumalanga.
Idolobha elihlukile, i-Plant City igcizelela ukuthi ayizami ukuvuselela okwedlulele, nje ukuyigcina. Okudala akulahliwe, kodwa okusha akudikibala noma kunjalo. Ngesikhathi uvakashele edolobheni elimlando lasePest City kuzoveza ukwehlukana kwezitolo ze-antique nezokukhethekile, akude kakhulu nesikhungo sezemidlalo se-ultra-yesimanje esakha iSouth African Softball Federation.
Omunye umehluko, lapho umuntu omdala ahlangana khona okusha, kuyisithakazelo ku-I-4 e-Plant City - Dinosaur World. Ngikhunjuzwa ngalokho uDkt. Alan Grant akushilo kuyi-movie ka-1993 uJurassic Park , "I-Dinosaurs nendoda ... izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukaniswe iminyaka eyizigidi ezingu-65 zokuziphendukela kwemvelo, ziye zaphonswa ngokuzumayo kulo mhlanganiso ndawonye. umqondo walokho okumele ukwenze? " Yebo, angizange ngibe nomqondo omncane okumele ngilindele uma ngivakashele i-Dinosaur World, kodwa ngivele ngimangala kakhulu (futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ukhona).
Lokhu akuwona ukuphela kwamangazi oyothola ku-Plant City.
Labo abajabulela ukuthenga izitolo ezingavamile bayokujabulela iSouth Hospitality, ephethe isakhiwo esidala seWalMart kuJakobe L. Redman Parkway. Ngaphakathi kukhona cishe konke ukuqamba, ukuqoqwa kanye nesitayela sekhaya lakho.
Plant City ... omdala noma omusha kuzokumangaza!