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Florida Cracker (other)
Florida cracker or Florida Cracker may refer to: * Florida cracker, a sometimes disparaging term for colonial-era British and American pioneer settlers, and their modern-day descendants, in what is now the US state of Florida * Florida cracker architecture, a style of home design, originating among 19th-century Floridians, and typified by a wood-framed house with a metal roof, raised floor, straight central hallway, and a wide veranda or porch * Florida Cracker Trail The Florida Florida cracker, Cracker Trail runs from just east of Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton, and ends in Fort Pierce, Florida, Fort Pierce, a total distance of approximately . In years past, this route was used for both cattle and horses. Tod ..., a historic cattle and horse trail between Bradenton and Fort Pierce, Florida; today includes parts of US Highway 98, State Road 66, and State Road 64. * Florida Cracker cattle, a breed of criollo-type, non-crossbred cattle developed in what is now the US state of Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cracker
Florida crackers were colonial-era British and American pioneer settlers in what is now the U.S. state of Florida; the term is also applied to their descendants, to the present day, and their subculture among white Southerners. The first crackers arrived in 1763 after Spain traded Florida to Great Britain following the latter's victory over France in the Seven Years' War, though much of traditional Florida cracker folk culture dates to the 19th century. Historical usage The term ''cracker'' was in use during the Elizabethan era to describe braggarts and blowhards. The original root of this is the Middle English word , meaning 'entertaining conversation' (which survives as a verb, as in "to crack a joke"); the noun in the Gaelicized spelling ''craic'' also retains currency in Ireland and to some extent in Scotland and Northern England, in a sense of 'fun' or 'entertainment' especially in a group setting. ''Cracker'' is documented in William Shakespeare's '' King John'', Act II, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cracker Architecture
Florida cracker architecture is a style of vernacular architecture typified by a wood-frame house. It was widespread in the 19th century and is still popular with some developers as a source of design themes. Florida cracker refers to colonial-era English pioneer settlers and their descendants. There was no air conditioning, and the new immigrants to the Sunshine State had to depend on nature to get some relief from the heat. Houses of this style are characterized by metal roofs, raised floors, and straight central hallways from the front to the back of the home (sometimes called "dog trot" or "shotgun" hallways, similar to the shotgun house design). They built their homes surrounded by wide verandas or porches, often wrapping around the entire home, to provide shade for their windows and walls. Some houses had a clerestory that would improve the ventilation in the interior. Examples *Big Bend Farm Buildings at the Tallahassee Museum in Tallahassee, Florida *Cracker Homeste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cracker Trail
The Florida Florida cracker, Cracker Trail runs from just east of Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton, and ends in Fort Pierce, Florida, Fort Pierce, a total distance of approximately . In years past, this route was used for both cattle and horses. Today it includes parts of State Road 66 (Florida), State Road 66, State Road 64 (Florida), State Road 64, and U.S. Highway 98 (Florida), U.S. Highway 98. On November 20, 2000, the Florida Cracker Trail was selected as a Community Millennium Trail. The Millennium Trails is a partnership among the White House Millennium Council, the Department of Transportation, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the National Endowment for the Arts and other public agencies and private organizations. The goal of Millennium Trails is the creation of a nationwide network of trails that protect natural environment, interpret history and culture, and enhance alternative transportation, recreation and tourism. An annual Cracker Trail ride is now held the last full week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cracker Cattle
The Florida Cracker or Florida Scrub is an American breed of cattle which originated in Spanish Florida and later in the American state of Florida. It is named for the Florida cracker culture in which it was kept. It is one of the Criollo breeds that descend from the Spanish cattle originally brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors; among the other North American breeds in this group are the Pineywoods, the Corriente and Texas Longhorn. Unlike the Pineywoods – to which it is closely related – the Florida Cracker has not been inter-bred with breeds of North European origin. History The Florida Cracker, like other Criollo cattle, derives from cattle brought by the Conquistadores from Spain to the Americas from 1493 onwards; these numbered no more than 300 head in all, and were brought to Hispaniola and other Caribbean islands. Cattle from Cuba were landed in Spanish Florida in 1565, and there was another shipment from the same source in 1640. By the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cracker Horse
The Florida Cracker Horse is a breed of horse from the state of Florida in the United States. It is genetically and physically similar to many other Spanish-style horses, especially those from the Spanish Colonial horse group. The Florida Cracker is a gaited breed known for its agility and speed. The Spanish first brought horses to Florida with their expeditions in the early 16th century; as colonial settlement progressed, they used the horses for herding cattle. These horses developed into the Florida Cracker type seen today, and continued to be used by Florida cowboys (known as "crackers") until the 1930s. At this point they were superseded by American Quarter Horses needed to work larger cattle brought to Florida during the Dust Bowl, and population numbers declined precipitously. Through the efforts of several private families and the Florida government, the breed was saved from extinction, but there is still concern about its low numbers. Both The Livestock Conservanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker (term)
Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a racial epithet directed towards white people, used especially with regard to poor rural whites in the Southern United States. Although commonly a pejorative, it is also used in a neutral context, particularly in reference to a native of Florida or Georgia (see Florida cracker and Georgia cracker). Etymology The exact history and etymology of the word is debated. The term is "probably an agent noun" from the word crack. The word was later adopted into Gaelic as the word craic meaning a "loud conversation, bragging talk" where this interpretation of the word is still in use in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern England today. The historical derivative of the word craic and its meaning can be seen as far back as the Elizabethan era (1558-1603) where the term crack could be used to refer to "entertaining conversation" (one may be said to "crack" a joke or to be " cracking wise") The word ''cracker'' could be used to describe loud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker Country
Cracker Country is a living history museum of rural Florida, which was established in 1978 by Mildred and Doyle Carlton Jr. Cracker Country features thirteen original buildings dating from 1870 to 1912 and is set in 1898. The buildings were moved to their present location from throughout the state. The train station is from Okahumpka, and the two-story Carlton house is from Hardee County, Florida. The buildings have been restored and furnished with antiques of the period. Cracker Country is located on the Florida State Fairgrounds in East Lake-Orient Park and is presented by the Florida State Fair Authority. Buildings and features General Store The General Store acts as a gift shop for visitors of Cracker Country, stocking merchandise that references or replicates items that would have been popular in the 1890s Florida town that Cracker Country emulates. Such merchandise includes stick candy, period toys and games, and home décor items. The General Store is located in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker Gothic
Cracker Gothic is a style of historical homes in Florida that are otherwise considered under the Florida cracker architecture style.Photograph and description. Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection. Source: University of South Florida Tampa Library: M01-08706-"Cracker Gothic style of settler's house."/ref> Cracker Gothic comes from Florida cracker and Gothic Revival architecture and can be used interchangeably with Southern Gothic Southern Gothic is an artistic subgenre of fiction, country music, film and television that are heavily influenced by Gothic elements and the American South. Common themes of Southern Gothic include storytelling of deeply flawed, disturbing or .... Architectural Definition Theatrical Definition References {{Architecture in the United States Florida cracker culture Gothic Revival architecture in Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker Storytelling Festival
Florida crackers were colonial-era British and American pioneer settlers in what is now the U.S. state of Florida; the term is also applied to their descendants, to the present day, and their subculture among white Southerners. The first crackers arrived in 1763 after Spain traded Florida to Great Britain following the latter's victory over France in the Seven Years' War, though much of traditional Florida cracker folk culture dates to the 19th century. Historical usage The term ''cracker'' was in use during the Elizabethan era to describe braggarts and blowhards. The original root of this is the Middle English word , meaning 'entertaining conversation' (which survives as a verb, as in "to crack a joke"); the noun in the Gaelicized spelling '' craic'' also retains currency in Ireland and to some extent in Scotland and Northern England, in a sense of 'fun' or 'entertainment' especially in a group setting. ''Cracker'' is documented in William Shakespeare's ''King John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Western
A Florida Western can be used to describe a small number of films and literature set in the 19th century, particularly around the time of the Second Seminole War. Not a significant number of these films have been made, as most Hollywood and other genre westerns are usually located in other regions of the United States, particularly the former frontier territories of "the West". A series of novels about Florida in the 19th century and their Florida cracker characters have been called ''Cracker Westerns''. Literature In 1895 Frederic Remington and Owen Wister traveled to Florida to write a story on Florida's cowboys for ''Harper's Weekly''.pp.57-58 Clark, James C. ''200 Quick Looks at Florida History'' Pineapple Press Inc, 01/09/2000 In the 1990s a series of Cracker Westerns by several authors were published. In 2014 Rough Edges Press published ''Palmetto Empire'' by David Hardy. This novel follows the fictional adventures of backwoodsmen, outlaws, and rebels in the era of the Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Cracker
Georgia crackers refer to the original American pioneer settlers of the Province of Georgia (later, the State of Georgia), and their descendants. In the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, Georgia ranchers came to be known as "Georgia Crackers" by Floridians when they drove their cattle down into the grassy flatlands of Central Florida to graze in the winter, stopping where the citrus groves began. In order to get the cattle's attention they became very adept at cracking a bullwhip. The term "cracker" was in use during Elizabethan times to describe braggarts. The original root of this is the Middle English word crack meaning "entertaining conversation" (One may be said to "crack" a joke; a witty remark is a "wisecrack"). This term and the Gaelic spelling "craic" are still in use in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. It is documented in Shakespeare's '' King John'' (1595): "What cracker is this... that deafes our eares / With this abundance of superf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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