<P> This setback did not deter local landowners from pushing forward with the town's development . Between 1910 - 1914 Judge Hamner, Governor Van Sant, D. Humbird, W.H., S.C. Phipps and W.F. Miller started an improvement project along Hopewell Road, later designated SR 60 . W.F. Miller, serving as president of the Valrico Improvement Association, raised $3,500 to erect the Valrico Civic Center, now known as the James McCabe Theatre . The area's first general store was opened by Lovett Brandon in 1912 . </P> <P> Valrico once again suffered a major blow during the stock market crash of 1929, which saw nearly every business in the town shut down . Not until the mid-1950s did the town begin to see growth again, primarily due to the connection of SR 60 to Tampa's Adamo Drive, placing Valrico right along a major Florida thoroughfare . </P> <P> Valrico is located in east - central Hillsborough County at 27 ° 56 ′ 27" N 82 ° 14 ′ 33" W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.94083 ° N 82.24250 ° W ﻿ / 27.94083; - 82.24250 (27.940774, - 82.242551). It is bordered to the west by Brandon, to the southwest by Bloomingdale, and to the south by FishHawk . Via State Road 60, it is 14 miles (23 km) east of Tampa and 26 miles (42 km) west of Bartow . It is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Plant City . </P> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, the Valrico CDP has a total area of 14.2 square miles (36.8 km), of which 13.8 square miles (35.8 km) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km), or 2.92%, are water . </P>

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