Home of the Tangerine

For much of the twentieth century, Brooksville, Florida identified itself as "Home of the Tangerine" and incorporated the fruit into their city stationery, police badges, and high school class rings. But why was the tangerine so embedded into the community identity and how did it impact Brooksville's development? Our special guest this episode is fifth generation Brooksvillian Jim Kimbrough. He is a descendent of Francis Ederington, who built the Chinsegut Manor House. His family and descendants would live on the property from 1851 until Elizabeth Robins purchased it in 1905. Tangerine Drop Returns to Brooksville Photo of the Tangerine Drop Tangerine Home of the Tangerine Brooksville brochure circa 1960 Jim Kimbrough and the Suncoast Parkway Jim Kimbrough interview Citrus Industry in Florida Brooksville Main Street Website Brooksville Main Street Facebook Brooksville Main Street (@brooksvillemainstreetfl) • Instagram photos and videos Natalie Kahler (@kahlernat) / Twitter Credits:Producer & Editor Lief Thomason, Odd Life Studios Recorded at Profound Revelation Studios Graphic Designer Barry Meindl, DaBarr Design Web Designer and Social Media Manager Allisa Babor, Roots Creative Co “Time is Whispering” Writer and Recording Artist Randi Olsen, Live Oak Theatre Grant funding assistance by Florida Humanities Rights to Elizabeth Robins materials owned by Independent Age