Marjorie Harris Carr - Tireless Conservationist Marjorie Harris Carr's most prominent legacy on the byway was to halt the construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Over the long 1962-1971 battle, she enlisted citizen's groups, formed an . . . — — Map (db m131087) HM
Robert M. McTureous, Jr. Private United States Marine Corps Born: March 26, 1924 Killed in Action: June 1945 Awarded his country’s highest award The Medal of Honor ”For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above . . . — — Map (db m167318) WM
This Cemetery was a gift to the Town of Astatula from Mary C. Hux and was deeded to the town on October 11th, 1895. The deed stipulates that the Cemetery property, which is roughly 10 acres in area, will only be a Cemetery and that it would always . . . — — Map (db m165276) HM
A wide diversity of people have traversed this spot on the St. Johns River, starting with the ancient tribes and Timucuan and Mayacan Indians. The St. Johns River was named one of fourteen American Heritage Rivers because of its importance to the . . . — — Map (db m188477) HM
Located on the west bank of the St. Johns, Ft. Butler was built in 1838 during the Seminole Wars. It consisted of a crude log stockade and barracks for the garrison. The Fort was one of the military installations designed to protect the St. Johns . . . — — Map (db m31341) HM
The sign from Clermont High School (formerly located at 301 East Avenue) serves as a reminder of our rich heritage and perseverance in providing education for the children of Clermont. Clermont's schools date back to 1881 when school was held in a . . . — — Map (db m228410) HM
Lt. Gilmore's P-51B Propeller Tip. In honor of Dean R. Gilmore, 1st LT USAAF, 14 Nov 21 - 14 Nov 44. Winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Italy, 1944. Killed in a training crash in Lake Louisa on November 14, 1944. Lt. Gilmore and thousands of . . . — — Map (db m62012) HM WM
In Memory of
William Alfred Suggs
Born Jan. 1, 1919
Died Dec. 7, 1941
at Pearl Harbor
on USS Arizona
VFW Post 5277
Clermont, FL — — Map (db m244285) WM
Originally built in 1926 facing Magnolia Avenue, relocated to present site and enlarged in 1936, refurbished in 1992, placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, June 23, 1994. — — Map (db m166230) HM
In memory of the soldiers and Army nurses from the Golden Triangle Area who participated in the Battle of the Bulge, 16 December 1944 through 25 January 1945 in Belgium and Luxembourg. This major conflict with the German armies is regarded as the . . . — — Map (db m166537) HM WM
Custom boat building was one of the early businesses in Eustis. Bassett Boats Works, founded in 1926, constructed some of the first outboard powered cabin cruisers and the first powered glass-bottom boats famous at Silver Springs. Pilings from this . . . — — Map (db m166237) HM
David Mathieson Walker was an Eagle Scout and 1962 graduate of Eustis High School. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, he went on to become a naval aviator and highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1978, he was selected . . . — — Map (db m207683) HM WM
Completed in 1911, this large neo-classical house is constructed of Florida cypress. Originally home to Guilford D. Clifford, one of the town’s earliest settlers and businessmen, this is now headquarters of the Eustis Historical Museum and . . . — — Map (db m166241) HM
Born May 23, 1866 in Sunderland, Massachusetts, Dr. Banks was educated at Amherst College and Harvard. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Breslau in Archeology and Semitic Studies and was a prolific author and writer. He was appointed an . . . — — Map (db m166233) HM
The four streets leading to the entrance ramps of the Lake Walk are named Bates, Hazzard, Gottsche, and Clifford. Charles H. Bates, Joseph De V. Hazzard, Augustus Gottsche, and Guilford D. Clifford were elected to the first Town Council after the . . . — — Map (db m166239) HM
Before railroads reached central Florida, long distance travel and shipping relied on steamboats, and early settlements that were concentrated along navigable waterways. Steamboats along the St. Johns River connected Eustis with Mellonville (today . . . — — Map (db m311699) HM
Ferran Park was formed in 1921 from sand pumped from the bottom of Lake Eustis and retained by a bulkhead constructed at the waters’ edge. It was named for E.L. Ferran, a pioneer businessman and civic leader. In 1994 the park was placed on the . . . — — Map (db m166236) HM
Special thanks to Florida Hospital Waterman • United Southern Bank • Golden Triangle V.F.W. Post 8087 • Harden-Pauli Funeral Home • Bank First • Neil Fischer Realty • Regina & Richard DeMarco & Family • Merrilyn & Daniel DiVenanzo & Family • Rick . . . — — Map (db m166549) WM
Since the times when steamboats were the most popular form of transportation across Lake Eustis, the city has been a hub of commerce. In eighteenth century Eustis, a boat landing on the lake at the foot of McDonald Avenue was the primary shipping . . . — — Map (db m311698) HM
This memorial is to honor the loving memory of the service Men and Women of Lake County, Florida, both living and dead, whose services and supreme sacrifices in the cause of liberty gives us the full meaning of patriotism. This memorial made . . . — — Map (db m166541) WM
Lake Eustis was named for Colonel Abraham Eustis, First Commander of U.S. Army forces in Florida. The city of Eustis was briefly named Lake Eustis, but the word “Lake” was dropped in 1883 when the town was incorporated. The lake is about 12 square . . . — — Map (db m166238) HM
The Alice B. McClelland Memorial Band Shell in Ferran Park was built in 1926 by William S. McClelland in memory of his wife. One of two historic Florida band shells still standing, it was restored in 1992 and named to the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m166235) HM
The lakefront was the hub of early Eustis. Businesses, Eustis Park, the railroad station, bathing beaches, marinas and public docks brought people to the waterfront. Boating activities of every sort from pleasure cruises to regattas were popular. . . . — — Map (db m166242) HM
Born in Tallahassee, 1916. Graduated from Florida A&M University, 1937, BS Degree. Continued his career as Principal of J.R.E. Lee High School, Wildwood and then at Carver Heights High School, Eustis. Recognized for his efforts to improve . . . — — Map (db m166231) HM
To commemorate the beginning of scientific citrus breeding this tangelo, variety Orlando, is one of the many new citrus varieties produced in Eustis by H. J. Webber, W. T. Swingle, F. W. and E. M. Savage of the United States Department of . . . — — Map (db m312000) HM
By 1912 a building called The Pavilion had been constructed on pilings in Lake Eustis. A pier 250 feet long connected it to shore where Clifford/MacDonald Street ended. The Pavilion served as a community center where parties, dances, and band . . . — — Map (db m166240) HM
'Chippers' began the turpentine process by slashing a "cat face" into the tree. Bleeding sap is directed by a tin strip to a box, or later a 'Herty' pot, hung below the scars. 'Dippers' visited the trees every 7 to 12 days (based on the season and . . . — — Map (db m213515) HM
"Turpentining" is the process of extracting sap or resin from longleaf pine trees and distilling it to create pitch. During the process, turpentine spirits and various grades of solid rosin were also produced. The majority of pitch was used to . . . — — Map (db m213513) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior August 5, 1991 — — Map (db m166527) HM
Lake Apopka has been home to generations of people who settled in this area. Over the years, the Lake has thrived and fallen into decline. It is now in recovery and revival since the 1990s, and is central to the Green Mountain Scenic . . . — — Map (db m165283) HM
Founded in 1886 by a group of young English men who came to this area to plant citrus groves, this church was opened in December, 1888. Earlier services were held at a barn on nearby Lake Geneva, midway between Fruitland Park and Chetwynd, a town . . . — — Map (db m72624) HM
In 1914, George T. Clark built a community center for the residents of Fruitland Park on the property of his Gardenia Hotel. Known locally as the Casino, the building was designed in the Frame Vernacular style with wood-framed construction, a metal . . . — — Map (db m131265) HM
You are not Forgotten Deceased KWVA Chapter 188 Member 11/17/2011 George McKinney 2001 • Maurice Case 2003 • Marty Abramowitz 2005 • G P Sloan 2005 • Nelson Detwiler 2006 • Don Sams 2006 • Andy Kraycirik 2006 • Hans Krieger 2006 • I W . . . — — Map (db m219533) HM WM
(Side 1)
Constructed in 1937 during the Great Depression, Groveland High School, home of the Greenbacks, was built as part of the national Work Progress Administration (WPA) projects. The original building contained first through twelfth . . . — — Map (db m67026) HM
In Honor of our Vietnam Veterans November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975 Thank you for your Service Welcome Home [Supplemental Plaque - Granite donated by Granites Best, LLC of Mascotte Engraving by Kevin Toole of JTS Enterprises SE, . . . — — Map (db m219537) WM
On this site in 1885, George Thomas King, founder of Villa City, built an estate that was the showplace of the area. By 1895, the town had a post office, school, church, hotel, photographic studio, dispensary and 35 homes. The citrus based community . . . — — Map (db m67024) HM
On February 2, 2007, Lake County experienced one of its most devastating disasters. In addition to hundreds of damaged homes and millions of dollars in destruction, 21 individuals lost their lives in the communities of Lady Lake and Lake Mack. . . . — — Map (db m219528) HM
This monument is dedicated to the people of Lake County. It honors those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States who sacrificed their lives so that we might be here today. As well as their comrades in arms, who remain missing in . . . — — Map (db m219525) WM
(top)
Dedicated to the recipients of this nations oldest military decoration “The Purple Heart"
(front)
Combat Wounded Veterans
My stone is red for
the blood they shed
The medal I bear
is ny country’s way
to . . . — — Map (db m248017) WM
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Dedicated to Veterans - Past and Present
The Veterans’ Memorial Park in the Villages was designed to pay tribute to the many men and women who have served their country and provided us with the most precious . . . — — Map (db m248072) WM
Battlefield Cross
When a serviceman or woman is lost
in the battlefield, it has become customary
to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet
and the surviving members of their squad
will gather around and memorialize their . . . — — Map (db m246707) WM
F. Brown Gregg
Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II
Pilot in the 9th Air Force, 387 Bomb Group & 558 Bomb Squadron
Awarded the Silver Star and Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
for his 37 successful . . . — — Map (db m246855) HM WM
Korea
“The Forgotten War”
June 25, 1950 — July 27, 1953
Killed in Action 36,574
Wounded in Action 103,284
Missing in Action 8,025
In honor and remembrance of
those who served and sacrificed to
promote freedom for all. . . . — — Map (db m257893) WM
Captain Albert D. Wright
Eustis
Captain Wright entered the Union Army on August 15, 1862, where he was mustered in as a sergeant in Company A, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On April 20, 1864 he was transferred to the 43rd United . . . — — Map (db m247085) HM WM
Army Nurses
On December 7, 1941 there were fewer than 1000 Army nurses and of those 82 were in Hawaii. They were serving at the three hospitals and they were overwhelmed with hundreds of causalities suffering from severe burns and shock. . . . — — Map (db m246704) HM WM
In Honor & Memory Of Those
Who Served In The
Vietnam War
KIA 58,209 - WIA 153,303
Welcome Home
Veterans
Duty ★ Honor ★ Country
Duane I Haverstock • James M Fierce • Michael T McCourt • Charles R Harold • Paul . . . — — Map (db m253668) WM
WAVES
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
The woman’s branch of the United States Navy was established on 30 July 1942 by President Roosevelt this authorized the U.S. Navy to accept women into . . . — — Map (db m246677) HM WM
Women Marines
United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
The qualifications for women who wished to become members of the “WR” (Women’s Reserve) were quite rigid. United States citizenship: not married to a Marine: either single or . . . — — Map (db m247083) WM
(Panel 1)
December 7, 1941 - Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
2,403 Died - 1,176 Wounded
The Battle of Pearl Harbor began on December 7, 1941 when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service led a surprise military strike on Pearl . . . — — Map (db m256226) HM WM
Built in the late 1870s, this house is the oldest building in Montverde. Pioneer merchant and citrus grower Reuben Wyatt Harper purchased it in 1891 after moving to Lake County from Alabama. At first, Harper ran a store and the town's first post . . . — — Map (db m136021) HM
Montverde Academy was founded by Hermon Palestine Carpenter in 1912 as the Montverde Industrial School for students of limited means. A native of Boyle County, Kentucky, Carpenter (1877-1958) came to Florida in 1912 and decided to found a school at . . . — — Map (db m93362) HM
Dedicated to those who served our Nation.
(emblems) United State Army • United States Navy • United States Air Force • United States Marine Corps • United States Coast Guard — — Map (db m212339) WM
In the fall of 1924, J. P. Donnelly, persuaded by the Mount Dora Woman's Club, agreed to sell to the City what is now Annie Donnelly Park for the sum of $45,000. On October 12 of that year, the City accepted the property and authorized the issuance . . . — — Map (db m261164) HM
The first railway line was opened in Mount Dora in 1887 by the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railway (JT&KW) The 29.5 mile branch ran from Sanford to Tavares with a morning and evening stop at the Mount Dora Depot. In 1902, the Atlantic Coast . . . — — Map (db m80600) HM
This building was constructed for the Bank of Mount Dora in 1925 after it was given a separate charter and authority to operate as a bank. Originally, it was a branch of the Citizens Bank of Eustis and was founded on September 5, 1913. The bank . . . — — Map (db m287515) HM
J.P. Donnelly
John Phillip was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania on February 5, 1850. J.P moved to Mount Dora in 1879 where he invested heavily in the community and established several citrus groves.
Shortly thereafter, J.P. Donnelly . . . — — Map (db m287658) HM
As one of the oldest buildings in downtown Mount Dora, this two-story, molded block building was constructed in 1909 and is one of the least altered buildings. Dr. T.N. Lewis' drugstore was located in the two-story section and the post office . . . — — Map (db m287445) HM
Mount Dora's first firehouse was built in 1923 on property donated by John P. Donnelly. Soon after, five single jail cells were added to the East side of the building. In 1941, the fire department moved to a larger location, but the jail stayed and . . . — — Map (db m287725) HM
James Simpson built the Mount Dora Bank building in 1926 and was its first president. In 1927, the bank converted to a national bank and became known as the First National Bank of Mount Dora. The interior of the Georgian-style bank building featured . . . — — Map (db m287520) HM
John P. Donnelly, a native of Pittsburg, came to Mount Dora in 1879. In 1881, he married Annie McDonald Stone, a prominent landholder in the community. Successful in a number of real estate and business ventures, Donnelly built this imposing Queen . . . — — Map (db m72779) HM
Although remodeled to appear as one building today, originally this structure was two separate buildings. The one-story structure on the north was the temporary building for the Mount Dora Bank & Trust Co. The two-story building was a garage built . . . — — Map (db m287574) HM
This Mediterranean Revival style building was constructed in 1925. It is particularly notable for its unique architecture. The building's first known occupant was the Lakes on Hills Realty Company, operated by Samuel Sadler and Jack Simpson. Mount . . . — — Map (db m287702) HM
Built in 1925, this bungalow was the home of Margaret Lewis, one of the first teachers at Educational Hall. She was a civic leader who was involved with the Woman's Club, the International Order of King's Daughters and the Congregational Church. . . . — — Map (db m311976) HM
This courageous journalist exposed rampant corruption and racism among Lake County's leading law enforcement and judicial officials during the Jim Crow era of the 1950s. Her groundbreaking coverage revealed widespread cases of planted evidence, . . . — — Map (db m261097) HM
Milner-Rosenwald Academy served African-American school children from 1926 to 1962. When fire destroyed the old school in 1922, parents and community leaders, led by Mamie Lee Gilbert (1886-1976) and Lula Butler, raised money for a new one. Seed . . . — — Map (db m72753) HM
This building was constructed circa 1919 by Monroe V. and Martha Simpson for their grocery business. It is one of the downtown districts oldest buildings. Monroe managed the grocery store while Martha managed the dry goods store next door, and they . . . — — Map (db m288065) HM
Monroe Patterson, who operated a pottery and china business in East Liverpool, Ohio, built the Mount Dora Hotel in 1924. The building was constructed by local builder A.J. Waltz, who used hollow terracotta Egyptian block to construct the hotel. The . . . — — Map (db m287420) HM
Dora Ann Drawdy
Dora Ann Fletcher was born on May 12, 1826 in Irwin, Georgia. Dora married her husband James Drawdy in 1843 and had three children. Tragically, James died shortly after the birth of their last child Martha Ann in 1848. A . . . — — Map (db m288064) HM
John P. Donnelly constructed this building following the fire of 1922. The Mount Dora Topic & Publishing Company occupied this building for nearly 40 years with multiple owners. The most notable was Mabel Norris Reese, owner, editor, and . . . — — Map (db m287439) HM
James Simpson constructed this building in 1922 for the town theatre. Prior to this time, movies were shown in the Town Hall located on Donnelly Street. At the time of its construction, the building had a simpler facade. In the late 1920s, the . . . — — Map (db m287705) HM
Al Rehbaum and Fletcher Crane built this warehouse circa 1920s to store hardware, coffins, and furniture for the Rehbaum Hardware store, Rehbaum funeral parlor, and the Rehbaum & Crane Furniture store. This warehouse was used by Rehbaum Hardware, . . . — — Map (db m287452) HM
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr. arrived in Mount Dora in 1915 from Ancona, Florida. He managed the Mount Dora Hardware store, which later became known as Rehbaum Hardware, in the north half of the building, and the M.O. Williams drugstore and pharmacy occupied . . . — — Map (db m287447) HM
This Sears, Roebuck & Co. "kit home" was built by Charles Edgerton in 1922 in keeping with his obligation to the Mount Dora Improvement Society. From 1908 to 1940, Sears sold around 75,000 kit homes to middle-class families hoping to realize their . . . — — Map (db m288012) HM
For many years, until removed in November of 1991, this corner in Mount Dora was the site of the city water tower. The fire department had a large whistle on the tower to advise volunteers of fires. The number of times it sounded indicated where . . . — — Map (db m312248) HM
In 1925, James Simpson built the Simpson Hotel as Mount Dora's first fireproof hotel. As part of the fireproofing, concrete, steel, and red brick were used in the building's construction. The electrical wiring was encased in water pipes with a . . . — — Map (db m287564) HM
In 1948, The Icehouse Players came into being when a handful of determined folks volunteered six months of sweat equity to renovate the former Mount Dora Ice Company at 120 Charles Avenue into a community theater. The original footprint was . . . — — Map (db m155859) HM
In the wood-framed portion of this building, Charles Stowe, who arrived in Mount Dora in 1884, operated a general store until the Great Freeze of 1894-95, when he became discouraged and sold it to his employee, Russell True. It changed hands many . . . — — Map (db m287919) HM
Stanton McClellan Child was born in Wisconsin in 1863 and moved to New York at the age of 17 to work as a pattern maker (iron casting) with his father and brother. By 1901, he had worked his way up to become a wealthy New York industrial engineer . . . — — Map (db m261098) HM
As automobiles became more prevalent in Mount Dora. J.M. Smith opened a service station in the mid-1920s. In 1945, Harold Larson, Shelby Caudel and Robert Caudel relocated their Texaco Service Station and Florida Motor Line Bus Station to this . . . — — Map (db m287641) HM
The First Congregational Church of Mount Dora was established in 1883, and Ross Tremain was its first deacon. The land on which the church was built was donated by John and Annie Donnelly, and the building was occupied in 1886. At that time it . . . — — Map (db m311995) HM
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr., came to Mount Dora in 1915 from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rehbaum was 20 in 1915 when he was hired by J.P. Donnelly to mange Donnelly's hardware store. Rehbaum later bought the business and renamed it Rehbaum's Hardware from the Mount . . . — — Map (db m182171) HM
This circa 1938 building is one of the younger buildings in the downtown district and is significant for its modern architectural styling. The Drugg Variety Store, owned by Henry and son Proctor Drugg, was the first business located here. By 1943, . . . — — Map (db m287927) HM
This memorial is dedicated to all veterans
Let us not forget the sacrifices they
and their families made to protect
and defend our freedoms — — Map (db m221118) WM
Dedicated to Walter D. Patton Department Commander of Florida United Spanish War Veterans 1942 • 1943 by Department Auxiliary U.S.W.V. May 9, 1943 — — Map (db m261170) WM
This brick house (on the left) was built by Warren C. Butts as an advertisement for his brick and cement business. The original home, with an addition and modifications, is still visible both inside and outside. Mr. Butts also built an unusual house . . . — — Map (db m287926) HM
The Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111, is one of Florida’s oldest functioning African American lodges. Established in 1898, it followed the tradition of Prince Hall (1735-1807), who opposed racial oppression in Colonial New . . . — — Map (db m72772) HM
Lakeside Inn Est. 1883
was placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
on March 19, 1987 — — Map (db m145381) HM
On Lake Dora, at the turn of the 19th century, an alligator named Old Joe could be seen cruising these waters. Captains of the paddle wheel boats would point out Old Joe, the largest, fiercest and most respected alligator on the lake. It was said . . . — — Map (db m145521) HM
The area received its first post office in 1880. Ross C. Tremarin was appointed as the first postmaster and named the lakeside outpost “Royellou” after his three children, Roy, Ella and Louis. Two years later, the town’s official name . . . — — Map (db m145363) HM
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