Editor's note: The spring 2016 Raider Review photo essays by journalism students at Plant City High School are part of an ongoing series spearheaded by the Plant City Times & Observer and journalism teacher Jennifer Hamilton. The purpose is to teach students photography basics and the magic of storytelling.
Downtown Plant City has a history that stretches back more than 100 years.
Plant City was once named Ichepucksassa after the Indian village that once occupied the territory
The Whistle Shop Café was founded in 1927. It is a charming historic cafe.
This is one of the most well known murals in Plant City. It covers the side of Whistle Stop and tells the story of Plant City’s rich agricultural heritage.
Signs outside of the Robert Willaford Railroad Museum tell visitors the history of Plant City.
Throughout Plant City you will notice there are trains evrywhere you look, and those trains are a big part of Plant City. There is a museum dedicated to them.
This is one of the trains outside of the Robert Willaford Railroad Museum. You can climb up the stairs to take a look in the caboose. This is one of the many things you can see while enjoying yourself at the museum.
This part of the historic district is dedicated to Barbra Kent, a newspaper repoter and editor. Her retirment was May 19, 1991.