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OR BK 5910 PG 1461 , 14 of 25 than 2 stories high." Other planning issues such as the regulation of trees planted by individuals was passed in 1922 as Ordinance No. 26. Zephyrhills' first concrete block building was the Francisco Building on 5th Avenue. It originally housed a drug store and featured a second story porch supported by full-height slender columns on the front. The remaining wooden structures continued to be plagued by fires. The two-story school building, located between 7th and 8th Avenues on the west side of Gall Boulevard,had been built in the 1910s and burned in 1926. A new school was constructed in 1927 and featured the Mediterranean Revival style but its second story was also destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1936 as a one-story,brick-veneered building with arched entrances. The Great Depression Era, 1929-1940 The"City of Pure Water"was dubbed during the early settlement phase and Zephyrhills continued to use this designation throughout the historic period. In the 1930s, the water was tested as 99.98%pure,the highest ranking of any in the state and Zephyrhills used this to attract manufacturing that needed pure water in their processes. A small latticed building housing a free drinking fountain located at Depot Park gave visitors a taste of the pure water. Beginning in the 1920s, seasonal visitors and tourists became a trend in west central Florida similar to other parts of the state. By the Depression period of the 1930s, Lake Zephyr was well established as a tourist park for automobile tourists. Works Progress Administration(WPA) projects undertaken during the Depression years provided employment and civic improvements to the City of Zephyrhills. In 1933, a new diving tower and springboard were added to the lake and a canal dug to help alleviate flooding problems. Other WPA projects included a skating rink at Zephyr Park next to a municipal pool both constructed between 1938-1939. The City Hall building and the Women's Club were also constructed as WPA projects. In the 1930s, the City of Zephyrhills took over management of the Oakside Cemetery from the Cemetery Association. The 1930s also saw the passing of the last of the original colony settlers. At the State Convention of the GAR only 11 members from throughout the state were able to attend the Zephyrhills annual meeting. On May 3, 1940, the last Civil War veteran in Zephyrhills, George Dunbar Cox, died. He settled in Zephyrhills in 1912 and was the last survivor of the original Garfield Post of the G.A.R.,which post had once numbered in the hundreds. In the 1930s a number of ordinances were passed related to animals within the city limits. A law forbidding the keeping of pigs or hogs was passed and another forbidding the trapping of red birds,mockingbirds, and"other birds of song"was adopted in 1937. World War II and Post-War Period, 1941-1947 In 1940,Pasco County's population was 13,981. This decade and the onslaught of World War II again changed the face of Zephyrhills. The Zephyrhills Army Airfield was established at the site of the old airport. Constructed as part of a group of state WPA projects in 1939,the airfield became home to the United States Army Air Corps training facilities in 1943. It was an auxiliary base of MacDill Air Field and the 10t Air Squadron was located there in 1942-1943. Fully operational by 1943,the airfield provided advanced fighter pilot training to air crews. Barracks were erected at nearby Krusen Field. The City received full occupation and use of the Air Base in 1946 and initially converted the buildings into veterans' housing facilities and leased offices. The 1940s,particularly after the War,brought in a new era for Zephyrhills. The influx of soldiers into the small community had resulted in a business boom. Many soldiers and their families remained in Florida after the war, which was part of a larger migration boom in the state. In Zephyrhills, visitors and potential residents created the necessity for social and recreational buildings to be erected. The Tourist Club of Zephyrhills, Inc. was established and a building erected in 1946-1947 and the theatre opened in December of 1948. New phone service was also added in 1947-48 that provided a reliable and uniform system. Modern Period, 1949-present 8