This site was originally settled as Fort Dade in the 1840s and changed to Dade City in 1884. The town is a commercial center for citrus growers, cattle ranchers and poultry farmers, all from nearby and neighbouring areas.
The Pioneer Florida Museum is housed in a 50' by 100' steel building, which features a wide rustic front porch. On the grounds stand the restored Overstreet House, a one-room school house from Lacoochee, a church from Enterprise, the Trilby depot, and a train engine.
On display are tools of the Florida Pioneer Man, showing how he built his house, made his furniture, plowed his fields, harvested his crops, and did his leather-work and blacksmithing.
Address: Pioneer Florida Museum, 15602 Pioneer Museum Road, Dade City, FL 33523, United States
Phone: 1 (352) 567-0262, Fax: 1 (352) 567-1262
Hours:
10am-5pm; Closed: Sun, Mon
Always closed on: Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
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