Taylor County is the home of the Florida Forest Festival and the Forestry Museum. The first state auditor Ollie Williams, was from Taylor County. Taylor County had the first County Health Unit in Florida. Broward Culpepper, was from Taylor County. The first chancellor of the state university system, Dr. Cash, was a Taylor County native.Ī governor, Cary Hardee, was from Taylor County.
Taylor County was named for Zachary Taylor, President, prominent in the second Seminole Indian war, defeating the Indians in the decisive battle of Okeechobee for which he received the brevet of brigadier-general, and in 1838 the chief command in Florida
