Venus (Florida)
Venus is a civil parish in southeast Highlands County in the US state of Florida . It is on County Road 731, which branches off US Highway 27 .
The main industries in Venus include growing citrus fruits and raising livestock. There is also a volunteer fire brigade in the community . The community also boasts Camp Mars, one of the few gay and lesbian campsites in the United States. With the availability of 4,000 square meters of trailer space in the area, Venus has recently attracted a growing number of residents.
Personalities
Venus is the hometown of the author and social designer Jacque Fresco , the founder of The Venus Project , whose name was derived from this very place. The project is dedicated to the transformation of the world from a monetary economy to a resource-based economy.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gay and Lesbian Campgrounds in the United States . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ↑ Weeyou.com 2011: Economy without Money - Jaques Fresco and the Venus Project. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 4, 2011 ; Retrieved August 27, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 27 ° 4 ′ N , 81 ° 21 ′ W