By 1895 , Florida 's abundant citrus groves had extended into northern Florida , and the state was producing as much as six million boxes of fruit per year . After the Great Freeze , however , production plummeted to just 100,000 boxes and did not break the one million box mark again until 1901 . As a result , land values also dropped in the citrus growing areas from $ 1,000 ( ) per acre to as little as $ 10 ( ) per acre . Many compared the economic impact of the Great Freeze on Florida to the effects of the Great Fire on the city of Chicago
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