Hernando County, to the Native Americans, was a garden of Eden. The vast amount of rivers, lakes, and streams were loaded with fish. There were plenty of deer in the inland forests and an abundance of oyster beds around the Gulf of Mexico. To the Indians, the climate was perfect and this was truly a paradise.

The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is an important link in Florida's 'Green Belt' of protected wetland wilderness, which now stretches for more than 100 miles from the Suwannee River delta in the north to Pasco County in the south. This vast and beautiful patchwork of wetland and forest gives the whole region character as "Florida's Nature Coast" and provides unlimited recreational opportunity for hikers, boaters, canoeists, sportsmen, bird watchers, and campers.

Located on the Gulf of Mexico north of Tampa Bay, Hernando County shares close economic and commuter ties with Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties to the south. Construction, health care, mining, electronics, and tourism fuel the county's economy.

Hernando County is approximately 500 square miles in size. The population was 11,000 residents in 1960, according to the census. Hernando County's relative isolation kept its population low until the completion of Interstate 75 and massive business growth in the Tampa Bay area. Many discovered that the area was convenient and that it was possible to live in Hernando County and work in Tampa. By 1998, there were more than 125,000 residents in Hernando County. Today, the county is still experiencing a rapid growth.

Brooksville, the county seat, is a pleasant, scenic town located about an hour north of Tampa. The history and southern charm of Brooksville are a fresh breath of vitality that illuminates Brooksville and other small towns along Florida's Sun Coast.

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