Eustis in Lake County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ferran Park

By Cosmos Mariner, February 4, 2021

1. Ferran Park Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Constructed from 95,000 cubic yards of fill and a concrete bulkhead in 1921, named after local businessman E.L. Ferran, placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior,June 23, 1994

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 28° 51.267′ N, 81° 41.197′ W. Marker is in Eustis, Florida, in Lake County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Ferran Park Drive and East McDonald Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located beside the walkway in Ferran Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Ferran Park Drive, Eustis FL 32726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. S.T.E. Pinkney (here, next to this marker); Dr. Edgar J. Banks (here, next to this marker); Battle of the Bulge Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lake County Service Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Flagpole Dedicated March 3, 2001 (a few steps from this marker); Alice B. McClelland Bandshell

By Cosmos Mariner, February 4, 2021

2. Ferran Park Marker

(Ferran Park & McClelland Bandshell in background)

(within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Band Shell (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ferran Park (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eustis.

Regarding Ferran Park. National Register of Historic Places #94000625. Also a contributing property in the Eustis Commercial Historic District, NRHP #05000654.

Also see . . .
1. Ferran Park Master Plan. City of Eustis entry:
Ferran Park is the first public park constructed in the City. The park began with the purchase of land between Clifford Avenue and Orange Avenue in 1913 and the construction of a bulkhead (a concrete retaining wall) 250 feet out into Lake Eustis, extending approximately 950 feet along the shoreline. Once the bulkhead was completed, the area was filled with sand from the bottom of Lake Eustis to create the park that is present today. (Submitted on February 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination. National Park Service - National Register Historic Assets entry (Submitted on February 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Ferran Park Sign image. Click for full size.

By Cosmos Mariner, February 4, 2021

3. Ferran Park Sign

(at East McDonald Avenue & North Bay Street)

Fountain in Ferran Park image. Click for full size.

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4. Fountain in Ferran Park

”Heron”
Artist: Doug Hays
Commissioned: 2007

Heron Fountain Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.

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5. Heron Fountain Dedication Marker

This Fountain
erected as a memorial
to
E.L. Ferran
Dedicated 1959

By Cosmos Mariner, February 4, 2021

6. Ferran Park

(looking west from Ferran Park Drive • Lake Eustis in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 52 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.