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GUSTAFSON
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In the early 1900s, Frank and Agnes Gustafson lived on Walnut Street in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Affectionately known as "Mama" and "Papa," they had six children and a dairy cow in their back yard by the name of "Buttercup." Buttercup provided milk for the family as well as nearby neighbors. Ma Gustafson began churning butter in the shed behind the house, which she also shared with neighbors. It wasn't long before she was also supplying milk products for some of the city's grand hotels, so more cows were added and The Gustafson Dairy Farm was founded in 1908.

The Gustafson cows were friendly in nature and took to wandering the streets of Green Cove Springs to visit the neighbors and enjoy the Florida sunshine. City Officials politely asked the Gustafsons to move somewhere more conducive to frequent mooing and random piles of cow poop. In 1925, the Gustafson's relocated to 9,600 acres off of State Rd. 15-A, where they operated until Southeast Milk bought the dairy in 2004. It eventually closed in 2013.

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