Central Florida Roadtrip (Create)

Central Florida Road Trip makes a stop in Missile Town USA and also Cow Town USA. Cocoa Beach's history revolves around the space industry and how that culture entrenched itself into that small Brevard County community. We'll hear from one reporter who has covered every manned space flight since they began in the 1950's. The City of Kissimmee is one of only two incorporated cities in Osceola County. The Cow Town heritage lives on in the annual Silver Spurs Rodeo. Kissimmee's history includes and man who at one time was the single largest landowner in the US and how one of the city's main roads is named after a local man who was the creator of the comic strip "Gasoline Alley."

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 34 seconds

Episode Number: 102

About Central Florida Roadtrip (Create):

Central Florida Roadtrip takes viewers through the history and stories that helped shape the country's largest tourist destination.

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