Northeast Orlando in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Orlando Reeves
Photographed by Julie Szabo, March 31, 2008
1. Orlando Reeves Marker
Orlando
was named
Killed in this vicinity by Indians
September 1835
"How sleep the brave who sink to rest
by all their Country's wishes blest."
Wm. Collins
Erected 1939 by Cherokee Junior High School Students.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1835.
Location. 28° 32.629′ N, 81° 22.246′ W. Marker is in Orlando, Florida, in Orange County. It is in Northeast Orlando. It can be reached from East Washington Street 0.1 miles west of N. Eola Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orlando FL 32801, 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 walking distance of this marker: "Lest We Forget" (a few steps from this marker); John R. Mott House Site (about 300 feet away); Simon Bolivar (about 300 feet away); Mohandas K. Gandhi (about 300 feet away); Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (about 400 feet away); Jose P. Rizal (about 400 feet away); J. P. Musselwhite & Family (about 400 feet away); Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orlando.
Another marker
this page online
More about this marker. Marker is on the eastern edge of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, near the western terminus of East Washington Street. It is accessible by footpath.
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Orlando Reeves. (Submitted on April 28, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida.)
Photographed by Julie Szabo, March 31, 2008
2. Orlando Reeves Marker
Photographed by Dennis Allen Burlingham, circa November 26, 2007
3. The nearby Confederate Soldiers Monument at Eola Park
This monument's details can be seen at the nearby 'The Soldiers, The Sailors, The Statesmen' Marker. It was removed from Eola Park on June 20, 2017 and moved to Orlando's Greenwood Cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 6,972 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 3. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Dennis Allen Burlingham of Hartford, Michigan, USA. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
