Valrico Homes for Sale

Valrico, which is Spanish for “Valley of Gold”, was given its name in the 1880s. Before the Civil War, cotton plantations are said to have existed nearby the area’s Valrico Lake, first known as "Long Pond." When the railroad was completed in 1890, Valrico was finally "on the map" with a railroad depot and a post office.

Valrico’s predominant industries were lumber, citrus, and local clay. Two major packing houses - Fugazzi and the Florida Citrus Exchange handled most of Valrico’s citrus harvest in the pre-World War II era. Local clay was used in making bricks, and Valrico brick was used in 1916 to construct the area’s bank as well as a large civic building, which is still in use today as the home of the Village Players Theatrical Company.