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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: The Writer Who Traded New York for a Florida Orange Grove and Won the Pulitzer
ByWeFoundFlorida May 6, 2026

A struggling New York writer bought a 72-acre orange grove in the Florida backwoods in 1928. The land, the people, and the stories she found there made her one of America’s most beloved authors.

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The Yearling: The Pulitzer Winner Written in a Florida Farmhouse at Cross Creek
ByWeFoundFlorida February 27, 2026June 12, 2026

The most celebrated Florida novel was written in a farmhouse on a 72-acre orange grove near Gainesville. It won the Pulitzer, became a Gregory Peck film, and you can still visit where it was written.

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