First- Milk Cow (Buttercup) of Mama and Papa Gus
N 29° 59.545 W 081° 40.869
17R E 434298 N 3318140
A historic landmark in the Southeastern United States.
Waymark Code: WM32XY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2008
Views: 60
Frank and Agnes Gustafson started Gustafson's Dairy Farms from humble beginings here with the First milk cow Buttercup in 1908. This waymark marks Mama and Papa Gus's original home in Green Cove Springs, Fla. From there backyard here with Buttercup who supplied milk to the Gustafsons and their neighbors the Dairy has grown for 100 years to over 9600 acres and to be one of the largest milk producers in the Southeastern United States.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1908
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