Cracker Country is a living history museum of rural Florida which was established in 1978 by Mildred and Doyle Carlton Jr. Cracker Country features thirteen original buildings dating from 1870 to 1912 and is set in 1898. The buildings were moved to their present location from throughout the state. The train station is from Okahumpka, and the two-story Carlton house is from Wauchula. The buildings have been restored and furnished with antiques of the period. Cracker Country is located on the Florida State Fairgrounds in East Lake-Orient Park and is presented by the Florida State Fair Authority.