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Hardee CountyHardee County is in Central Florida and encompasses 637 square miles. The municipalities in Hardee County are Bowling Green, Wauchula and Zolfo Springs. The County has a year round population of 26,921 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Hardee County include: the Florida Cracker Trail; Payne Creek Historical State Park; Peace River and Pioneer Park.
Historical Points of Interest include: Main Street, Payne Creek Historical State Park and the Pioneer Museum.
Cultural Events and Festivals: the Hardee County Fair; Pioneer Days and the Heritage Festival.
From Wauchula, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 252 miles; Orlando - 70 miles; Tampa -48 miles; Jacksonville - 192 miles and Miami - 162 miles.
Hardee County is linked to the State Highway System by SR-62, SR-64, Sr-636 and SR-663. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport with 2 runways, the longest one of 7,001 feet. The nearest Deep Water Port is the Manatee County Port Authority, 25 miles away.
With a labor force of 9,660 the major private sector employer in Hardee County is Florida Power, Peace River Electric and C.F. Industries, each with 100 employees. The University of South Florida, Webber College, Florida Southern College, Warner Southern College and the South Florida Community College serve post-secondary education in Hardee County.
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Hardee County Inquiry:
| Q. | I'm planning on visiting Zolfo springs, are here any hotels or inns? is it a historic town? restaurants? what is there to do? can I buy land for a reasonable price? thank you, Donna | | A. | You will probably want to stay in nearby Wauchula. You have a number of motel choices there including the Quilter's Inn Bed and Breakfast. Zolfo Springs is a historic community incorporated in 1913 and the home of Pioneer Park (2822 Museum Drive) with the “not-to-be-missed” Cracker Trail Museum. This is where Pioneer Park Days is held each spring. I would start my Zolfo Springs visit there. There are local eating spots nearby. Land is still reasonable, but the area has been discovered and growing quickly and land is going up as rapidly. You can still buy land for approximately $30,000 an acre and a lovely Florida Cracker-style home for $250,000.
| | Q. | I would like to know when Pioneer days are. If you could please send me the dates. Thank You Mary | | A. | Pioneer Park Days an antique engine & car show at Pioneer Park at the junction of SR-64 & US-17 in Zolfo Springs is held the first full weekend in March. This year it is held from March 1 - 5, 2006
| | Q. | When is the gas/steam engine event? | | A. | You just missed this wonderful event. But here is the information for next year. Pioneer Park Days is always the first full weekend in March with an antique engine & car show, flea market, parade with antique tractors and model steam and gas engines and the Cracker Trail Museum in Zolfo Springs.
| | Q. | We are concerned about the Escapee Park on Highway 64. We are in Iowa and would like to know whether or not to return to the park, but have been unable to contact anyone regarding the conditions. | | A. | Most of the phone lines in the area have been down. Call the Zolfo Springs City Hall at 863.735.0405. If no answer call their fax line: 863.735.1684 (That was how we contacted them today.) They should be able to assist you with local information.
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