Levy County History

Bits and Pieces of Bronson
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Pond with a false bottom. This is a small cypress pond in the middle of town. Its bottom is a mass of roots, moss fibers and muck and is about twenty-five inches thick. You can cut a hole through the bottom and there`s water. You cut the longest switch you can find, stick it down, and touch nothing. Cattle used to get stuck in there, with all four legs punched through the false bottom, until it was fenced off. You might say it is a pond with a roof over it.

The History of Bronson will be displayed in the Lobby of the Courthouse beginning in April 2005, sponsored by Danny Shipp, Clerk of the Circuit Court.

From the Archives & History Center
Levy County Clerk`s Office
Danny J. Shipp, Clerk of Court