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Fall festival’s former namesake a convicted murderer
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Gainesville’s famous fall festival, Mule Camp Market, has lived with a few different names since its creation in 1966, including the Home Federal Curb Market, Homesteader’s Curb Market, Corn Tassel Festival and finally Mule Camp Market, which became the name in 1993. - photo by Nick Bowman
Mule Camp Market has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people in its time in Gainesville, but the festival has a bizarre piece of history attached to it. The market was once known as Corn Tassel Festival. One could be forgiven for skimming the name — it sounds like the sort of thing you’d expect out of an event anchored by a farmers market.