Cracker Trail Museum

CRACKER TRAIL MUSEUM HISTORY

Cracker Trail Museum was started by the Peace River Valley Historical Society in 1967. A grant in the amount of $20,000 was procured from the Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission with technical help from the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and a building was constructed at what is now Pioneer Park in Zolfo Springs. It was originally known as Pioneer Park Museum.

The objectives of the newly established museum was to serve the public interest of the Peace River Valley by providing a means for the collection, preservation and interpretation of collections of significant historic objects from the area served by the museum. In addition, its primary obligation was to guarantee adequate preservation of the collections and effective use of their contents.