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What happened during Florida's Great Depression

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in 1926 credit and money ran out
1926 and 1928 hurricanes swept through the state

by the time the great depression swept through the other states in 1929 Flordia was already accustomed to the disasters.


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in 1929 the Mediterranean fruit fly invaded the state, and the citrus industry suffered. A quarantine was established, and troops set up roadblocks and checkpoints to search vehicles for any contraband citrus fruit. Florida's citrus production was cut by about sixty percent.
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