More than 50 years ago, Polk County had thriving Black communities such as Moorehead and Pughsville. Communities were formed as Blacks migrated for work. They were filled with doctor s offices,
John Horse, also known as Juan Caballo, Juan Cavallo, John Cowaya and Gopher John, was born in 1812. His father Charley Cavallo was a Seminole trader, while his mother, a woman of African descent, was his slave.