Sanford in Seminole County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Speer Grove Park

Photographed by AGS Media, December 30, 2011

1. Speer Grove Park Marker

Inscription. Orange trees planted 1845
by Dr. Algernon Speer

Erected 1941 by city of Sanford; Sallie Harrison Chap. D.A.R.; Fort Mellon Chap. S.D.T.F.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 28° 47.702′ N, 81° 15.37′ W. Marker is in Sanford, Florida, in Seminole County. It is at the intersection of Mellonville Avenue and Catalina Drive, on the right when traveling south on Mellonville Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1830 Mellonville Ave, Sanford FL 32771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and 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

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Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Reid (a few steps from this marker); Fort Reid 1836 (approx. ¼ mile away); Hopper Academy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dr. Seth French (1824~1896) (approx. one mile away); Historical Figures (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sanford State Farmers' Market (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sanford.

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Photographed by AGS Media, December 30, 2011

2. Speer Grove Park

The marker is on the grounds of this city park, which was once one of the state's early successful American commercial orange groves.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2021, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2012, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.