Ep. 65 Mosquito County Florida

In a much simpler time, years before one of Florida's first invasive species the Giganticus Mousimus commonly referred to as Mickey, lived a wild and vast prairies riddled with palm trees, oak hammocks and swamps full of alligators. From the 1500s until 1844 whole east coast of Central Florida was known as "Los Musquitos".   After Andrew Jackson received authority to take possession of the Florida territory ceded by Spain in 1821, he divided the whole territory into two counties, along the Suwannee RIver.  All of the area west formed Escambia, and all of it east formed St. Johns County  .This was largely consistent with the previously existing British colonies of West Florida and East Florida.   Mosquito County was split off from St. Johns on December 29, 1824. At roughly 220 miles long by 90 miles wide, it was the largest county in the new territory. In 1842, the Armed Occupations Act was passed, providing 160 acres to any head of family who settled on property south of Ocala.  In 1844, the expansive area of Mosquito County was cut in half with the southern half being named St. Lucia County, and the northern half being renamed Orange County. St. Lucia County was renamed Brevard County in 1855.

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