When was uf built

This economic position helped Gainesville weather the record freezes that destroyed North Florida's orange groves - and many of the communities that depended on them.

Like many 19th century towns in Florida, Gainesville soon discovered that wood did not make the best building material in Florida. After a series of fires in devastated downtown Gainesville, red brick became the standard for new buildings. The city became so enamored with brick that even the town's streets were paved with it.

University of Florida history began when the school opened in The university gave Gainesville another weapon in its economic arsenal. When a boll weevil plague destroyed the cotton industry and phosphates lost their importance after World War I, the University saved Gainesville from certain ruin during the Great Depression.

The city and the college exploded when World War II came to a close and thousands of veterans started arriving looking to cash in their GI Bills. After the war, women were allowed to attend the University of Florida, and Florida State went coed also. For years the ratio of women to men at FSU was very high and a paradise for bachelors. Many former soldiers and their sweethearts used to have romantic trysts at Devils Millhopper , an ancient sinkhole north of Gainesville with magnificent and mysterious vegetation.

University of Florida history also includes Century Tower. The brick tower was built in to commemorate the th anniversary of the university and was dedicated to UF students killed in World Wars I and II. A Gator legend says that if a virgin graduates from the University of Florida, a brick will fall from Century Tower. University of Florida history does not mention any bricks falling from the tower. With expansion came a prestigious medical college, a dental college, and one of the most championed and beloved football teams in the NCAA, the Florida Gators.

No University of Florida history discussion is complete without mention of the creation of Gatorade by University of Florida researchers. The tasty drink brought further fame and fortune to Gainesville.

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