Micco & Grant: Settlements in the Florida Wilderness

Micco & Grant explores the formation of small Florida towns along the Indian River, shaped by settlers seeking a new life.

What brought people to Florida? What was it that brought individuals to the stretch of land along the Indian River that encompassed future Micco and Grant? Early Florida, from the 1870s through the 1920s, represented a vision of a better life. It was a new start, a healthier environment, a natural paradise, affordable land, riches, or freedom. Like the West, it was every...