Today, Samsula is a community with a strong sense of identity. This exhibit looks at some of the people who took part in shaping that identity and the places where they gathered.

Samsula’s first farmers broke land and grew crops with horse-drawn plows and hoes. Later farmers enjoyed the benefits of the mechanical and chemical revolutions in agriculture in the twentieth century. This exhibit shows farm implements old and new, and the stories associated with them.

This exhibit presents a chronological history of farming in Samsula, from the early years of the twentieth century through the current era. The images and stories represent the different crops produced in Samsula, and the people who participated in the agricultural economy of this community.

Commercial agriculture requires means of transportation. This exhibit examines the various modes of moving produce throughout the twentieth century, from horse-drawn wagon to refrigerated truck.

Water is essential to agriculture, yet too much can destroy a crop. This exhibit chronicles the drainage and irrigation processes designed and employed to allow farming in Samsula.

The natural climate of Florida was hailed by early promoters as ideal for agriculture, yet early settlers met a wilderness. This exhibit looks at the relationships between the environment and agriculturalists, and how this relationship has changed over time.