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The Mystery of Spook Hill - Lake Wales, Florida, 1954

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The Mystery of Spook Hill - Lake Wales, Florida, 1954

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Description

Leaflet describing Spook Hill, a tourist attraction in Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida, including legendary origins of the phenomenon and comments from previous visitors. The leaflet was sponsored by Barney's, a Lake Wales restaurant.

Date

1954

Publisher

The Daily Highlander (Lake Wales, Fla.)

Contributors

Barney's (Lake Wales, Fla.)

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Leaflets (printed Works)

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The Mystery of Spook Hill - Lake Wales, Florida, 1954

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Tourism

Optical illusions

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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Publisher

The Daily Highlander (Lake Wales, Fla.)

Date

1954

Contributor

Barney's (Lake Wales, Fla.)

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leaflets (printed works)

Language

eng-US

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Text

Identifier

sle_polk_01

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Lake Wales (Fla.)

Polk County (Fla.)

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Tourism And Attractions

Subject - Corporate

Barney's (Lake Wales, Fla.)

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The Mystery of Spook Hill - Lake Wales, Florida, 1954. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/335510>, accessed 27 December 2024.

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The Mystery of Spook Hill - Lake Wales, Florida, 1954. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/335510>

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