Agricola, Florida

Agricola is a former company town in Polk County, Florida, United States that was built in 1907, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of Bartow.

The town was built to house employees of food processing business Swift and Company.

The community was self contained and self reliable with shops, schools and houses for the workers and their families.

The town lasted up until the 1950s, when the expansion of the phosphate industry ended the need for providing housing for employees.

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