Monday 28 July 2014
The Rainbow River
is located in Dunnellon, Florida, USA, in the southwest corner of Marion County,
about 20 miles southwest of Ocala, 100 miles northwest of Orlando and 100 miles north of the Tampa Bay area. Rainbow Springs
and the Rainbow River became popular in the late 1880s when hard rock phosphate
was discovered in the area. A small community called Juliette flourished near
the springs during this "boomtown" era. In the 1930s the spring was
developed as a tourist attraction. Source
