We have lived in Marion County for 29 years. It was before State Road 40 was widened to four lanes, and there was nothing commercially built before or after Stumpknockers.
You could actually drive comfortably to your destination.
Life was grand, it was about country folk, farms, and horses. It was actually referred to as the “Breadbasket of Florida.” The horse industry started after the top champion race horses took hold here in the 40’s…