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[Times photos: Edmund Fountain]
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“...When I was growing up everything was centered around the courthouse. Now it’s spread out all over the place.”
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“There was no poverty and no wealth (during the Depression). ... That’s hard for people to concept but that’s the way it was.”
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“During that time you could just go to bed and leave your door open. But now they’ll break in your house ...”
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“I believe it was in 1948 that they passed the no-fence law. But up until then cattle could just run ...”
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BROOKSVILLE: 150 YEARS COVERAGE
Those who lived it tell the story
By Michael Kruse
The idea: talk and listen to people in their 70s, 80s and older who've been here most or all their lives.
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These people, they are Brooksville
By Michael Kruse
The Times talked to some longtime Brooksville residents to mark the town's 150th anniversary. This is their story, in their words.
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October 21, 2006
 After all these years, they're making many happy returns
October 20, 2006
Once, Friday night's lights shined brightest of all
October 19, 2006
With fondness, they recall the good ol' days of sore backsides
October 18, 2006
Residents in their own words: 'It's the only place in Florida that's like this'
October 17, 2006
A place where we come together
Longtime lawyer is lauded
October 16, 2006
Over time, 'meanness started happening'
October 15, 2006
Still a town unlike any other
October 14, 2006
Once the center of the world
October 13, 2006
Those who lived it tell the story
About this anniversary section
Through the years
Same place, different pace
Strength to stay and grow
These people, they are Brooksville
October 12, 2006
Brooksville celebrates 150 years on map
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