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.
Fall festival’s former namesake a convicted murderer
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