Orlando in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Banner Dam
(Control Structure 51)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 6, 2021
1. Banner Dam Marker
Public Works for flood control in the
Little Econlockhatchee River
Completed in 1968
Orange County Government
Florida
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.
Location. 28° 34.448′ N, 81° 16.187′ W. Marker is in Orlando, Florida, in Orange County. It can be reached from Harrell Road 0.4 miles north of East Colonial Drive (Florida Route 50), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located along the Little Econ Greenway trail, near the subject dam and the Little Econlockhatchee River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orlando FL 32817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cheney Dam (approx. 0.7 miles away); Michaels Dam (approx. 2.4 miles away); Gabriella (approx. 3 miles away); Patriots Of The American Revolution (approx. 3.3 miles away); Combat Wounded Veterans (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fleet Reserve Association (approx. 3.3 miles away); Orlando Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); Pearl Harbor (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orlando.
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Also see . . . Little Econlockhatchee River (Wikipedia). The Little Econlockhatchee River (or Little Econ River) is a major tributary of the Econlockhatchee River. It originates at an unnamed lake near Orlando, Florida in southeast Orange County, and flows some 18 miles to its mouth at Oviedo. (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 6, 2021
2. Banner Dam Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 6, 2021
3. Orange County Maintenance Building
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 6, 2021
4. Deeis S. Banner Dam Plaque (on maintenance building)
Orange County Primary Water Control Facility
The Board of County Commissioners
James T. Cooper, Chairman
Cliff R. Freeman Don S. Evans Sanford W. Padgett Paul E. Pickett
Fred W. Dewitt, County Engineer
Giles, Hedrick and Robinson, County Attorney
Consulting Engineers
Michaels Engineering Co.
and
A.E. ONeall Associates, Inc.
Contractor
Hubbard Construction Company
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 6, 2021
5. Harrell Road (looking northeast across Banner Dam)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 6, 2021
6. Banner Dam (looking northeast across the Little Econlockhatchee River )
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
