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In 1858, the David W. Mizell family homesteaded this property, and in 1862, built their first home. The Mizells farmed the land, growing cotton, corn, and sugar cane. David W. Mizell was appointed sheriff of Orange County in 1868. . . . — — Map (db m241095) HM
What trees can you find at the park? Lake Lorna Doone Park is the home to 4 species of mature trees that are native to the State of Florida, meaning that these trees naturally occur in the state. Can you identify all 4 of them from where . . . — — Map (db m207888) HM
Orlando continues to be a centerpiece of Navy and Marine Corps training. Located about nine miles away from The Lone Sailor Navy Memorial, the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, and the United States Marine Corps Program . . . — — Map (db m187375) HM
(Side one): To the honored memory of The Soldiers, The Sailors, The Statesmen of the Confederate states of America. "Time cannot teach forgetfulness when grief's full heart is fed by fame." (Side two): "Tis wreathed around with . . . — — Map (db m212352) HM
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"Tis wreathed around with glory and 'twill live in song and story, though it's folds are in the dust."
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To the honored memory of The Soldiers, The Sailors, The Statesmen of the Confederate States of . . . — — Map (db m212370) WM
Side 1
Joe Tinker (1880-1948) was an Orlando real estate developer and professional baseball player. While playing with the Chicago Cubs from 1906 to 1910, Tinker won four pennants, two World Series championships, and was part of a famous . . . — — Map (db m120473) HM
The Tinker Field History Plaza at Camping World Stadium reflects the community’s vision to create a space for people to gather, learn, reflect and honor baseball legends who played in Orlando as well as local and national heroes of the Civil Rights . . . — — Map (db m188804) HM
This memorial is dedicated
to honoring veterans who
have given us the freedom
we have today
All Gave Some Some Gave All
Dedicated November 11, 2011 — — Map (db m233575) WM
Dedicated to the gallant men and women who participated in the Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 16 December 1944 thru 25 January 1945 in Belgium and Luxembourg, the greatest battle ever fought by the United States Army. The Veterans of the Battle . . . — — Map (db m7450) HM
This memorial is dedicated to those brave Americans from Orange County who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country while in Vietnam.
The courtyard in which the memorial lies is dedicated to all those brave Americans who served in . . . — — Map (db m212354) WM
The Vietnamese People, Servicemen and Women of all branches of The Republic of Vietnam pay great tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Vietnam War
Dân – Quân - Cán – Chính
Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
Tri Ón . . . — — Map (db m153374) WM
In 1548 when I sprouted, Florida belonged to Spain. When I was 17 the oldest city in Florida, St. Augustine, was established. I was 215 years old when Spain traded Florida to Britain. When Florida became a U.S. Territory, I had lived 274 years. In . . . — — Map (db m129719) HM
On June 12, 2016, 49 angels sought the joy, love and acceptance of Pulse Nightclub. Instead, they found hatred. And they never came home. They were gay. They were straight. Latin, black, white. Mothers, Brothers. Sisters. Daughters. Sons. Lost . . . — — Map (db m206257) HM
Dr. William Monroe Wells Constructed this Hotel in 1926. It provided lodging to African Americans during segregation when rooms were not available to them in other areas. Many dignitaries, such as Thurgood Marshall, and many famous Black . . . — — Map (db m188589) HM
The Lake Ivanhoe Residential Historic District comprises parts of subdivisions platted by Walter Rose starting in 1921. Rose started naming the streets in his subdivisions for colleges, and, in 1925, the Cooper-Atha-Barr Company (CABCO) added . . . — — Map (db m236327) HM
The Rev Mary A. Safford, member of this church, led Florida Equal Suffrage Assn as 1st President 1913-1916 and again 1918-1919. — — Map (db m238567) HM
The Lynching of Arthur Henry
Shortly after midnight on Friday, November 27, 1925, three white men abducted a 35-year-old Black man named Arthur Henry from his bed at Orange General Hospital. Nearly two weeks later, Mr. Henry's lifeless body . . . — — Map (db m241195) HM
This family cemetery stands on land that was originally part of 77 acres that was homesteaded by the Drawdy family, made possible by the Homestead Act of 1862. Two acres were set aside for a cemetery for the Drawdy family and local pioneers. . . . — — Map (db m219445) HM
Paved in brick, this stretch of State Road 22 evokes a brief but important era in Florida transportation. As the nation swapped horses for automobiles, states struggled to update their roadways; here in Florida, narrow car tires had turned roads of . . . — — Map (db m160889) HM
One of five structures built by Orange County Public Works for flood control in the Little Econlockhatchee River Completed in 1965 Orange County Government Florida — — Map (db m170338) HM
Opened in 1887, this structure is the only surviving one-room school house in Orange County, and one of the few still standing in Florida. The Frame Vernacular building, capped with a metal roof, was communally constructed using locally milled . . . — — Map (db m93069) HM
In 1911, John Calvin “Cal” Palmer (1869-1965) and Dr. J. Howard Johnson (1871-1936) formed the Windermere Improvement Company and purchased all the lots of Windermere. They set about making it a destination for people to escape the harsh . . . — — Map (db m160891) HM
It’s July 17, 1539…
Hernando de Soto’s army has moved further north to the shores of this large lake –
We have decided to name the lake St. John. Those of us in the cavalry have just returned from scouting ahead. We searched the . . . — — Map (db m126572) HM
This memorial honors the innocent men and women who died from the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. Many brave fire, police and other first responders perished or risked their lives to rescue victims of the attack. The flagship of our global . . . — — Map (db m217999) HM
The Windermere Town Hall, built in 1922 and moved
to this site in 1938, was rehabilitated in 1997
by the Town of Windermere with assistance from the
Stato of Florida, Bureau of Historic Preservation. — — Map (db m202346) HM
The settlement of Windermere began in the mid-1880s when Englishman Stanley Scott built his home in the area, giving it and the surrounding orange groves the name of Windermere, in memory of the Lake Windermere region of England. Other settlers . . . — — Map (db m53961) HM
This Flagpole is dedicated in
honor of service men and women
from the Windermere area who
have served our country
July 4, 1991
This monument was made
possible by donations from
The Robert Hughes Family
The Donald Huber Family
The Robert . . . — — Map (db m202348) WM
In memory of our Windermere boys who were killed during World–War II – in the service of our country. Robert Powell Jones • David Carlton Keene • Walter Lee Jordon — — Map (db m217998) WM
The First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden had its beginnings in 1893 in Beulah, a community located two miles south of Winter Garden. It was founded on March 24, 1895 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The original congregation met . . . — — Map (db m233741) HM
Constructed in 1926, this building housed Pounds Motor Company for 82 years. Here, Hoyle Pounds operated the largest tractor dealership in the southeast U.S. As early as 1918, Pounds encouraged citrus owners to replace mules used to plow groves . . . — — Map (db m81328) HM
On this corner, farmers built a small wooden train station soon after the Orange Belt Railroad reached the area in 1886. By 1899, the Taveres & Gulf Railroad constructed a second rail line and depot nearby. Wooden stores rose alongside the parallel . . . — — Map (db m93068) HM
In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
NavyAir Force
World War II
LT. Col George B. McMillan
Vietnam
Maj. Marion E. Reed
Army
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. . . . — — Map (db m212340) WM
In 1881 Loring A. Chase and Oliver E. Chapman acquired property and began a real estate business in what was to become Winter Park. The business was incorporated as The Winter Park Company in 1885. Among its powers was to lay out roads on its . . . — — Map (db m226402) HM
This property was the retirement home of internationally-renowned artist Albin Polasek from 1950 until his death in 1965. He is heralded as one of 20th century America’s foremost sculptors. Born in 1879 in Frenstat, Moravia (now Czech Republic), . . . — — Map (db m156195) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Annie Russell Theatre
1932 — — Map (db m226413) HM
In 1881, Loring Chase and Oliver Chapman purchased land for the development of the town that became Winter Park. Influenced by their New England roots, they designated land for a town square. Central Park was then created as the center of the . . . — — Map (db m226409) HM
Charles Hosmer Morse was born in 1833 in St. Jonsbury Center, Vermont. From 1883 unitl his death in 1921, he considered Winter Park his second home. His vision and generosity are responsible for much of its beauty today. The park which surrounds you . . . — — Map (db m226403) HM
In 1850 Charles Hosmer Morse was the office boy for E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. His salary of $50 a year was not excessive but that was before the income tax. By 1871, due to his integrity and skill as a manager, he was made . . . — — Map (db m226407) HM
In 1871, the original farmhouse, now known as Eastbank, was built on the eastern bank of Lake Osceola by Wilson Phelps. This is the oldest home in Winter Park.
Surrounded by farm crops and citrus groves, the original farmhouse was situated . . . — — Map (db m243201) HM
Francis Philip Fatio (1724-1811)
First advocate of conservation of Florida's forests and
Lina L'Engle Barnett (1859-1934)
A Colonial Dame who kept alive the doctrine of conservation in Florida and the ideals of her distinguished ancestor. . . . — — Map (db m227440) HM
Named in honor of Sullivan French Gale: A.B., B.D., D.D.
1842-1900
Organizer and first superintendent of the Congregational Home Missionary Society in Florida
Editor of The Florida historical Society "Quarterly"
A leader in the founding and . . . — — Map (db m226412) HM
In recognition of the distinguished service rendered the city of Winter Park by Hamilton Holt and mark the tenth anniversary of his presidency of Rollins College the City Commission of Winter Park, on the occasion of the Rollins . . . — — Map (db m156395) HM
This stone is from the foundation of the farm house near Peeksville, New York in which was born, 17 July, 1850 Hon. Cornelius Armory Pugsley
Member of Congress, Trustee and Honorary Alumnus of Rollins College, founder of its Institute of . . . — — Map (db m156394) HM
Named in honor of
Edward Rayson Hooker, A.M. · B.D.· D.D.
1834 - 1904
Graduate, instructor, and trustee of Middlebury College
Pioneer Congregational Missionary in Florida
A founder · charter trustee and the first President of . . . — — Map (db m235580) HM
Boulder from the farm of
James Rollins
Who settled at Newington, New Hampshire in 1644
Rollins College is named after the family that he founded — — Map (db m156396) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Knowles
Memorial Chapel
1932 — — Map (db m156330) HM
Casa Feliz or "Happy House," was the signature work of Winter Park architect James Gamble Rogers II. In 1932. Massachusetts industrialist Robert Bruce Barbour commissioned Rogers to design a home on the shore of Lake Osceola with the promise, . . . — — Map (db m238545) HM
In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the first meeting of the charter faculty of Rollins College held on this site
2 November 1885
And in recognition of the contribution to the establishment of Rollins made by its members; . . . — — Map (db m156320) HM
In Grateful Remembrance of
Rollins Alumni Who Gave Their Lives
In Service To Their Country
The Path of Duty
Was the Way to Glory
World War I
Claude Sims Brannon ’16 • Erroll William Bryant ’16 • Paul W. . . . — — Map (db m173610) WM
"We will not waiver we will not tire; and we will not fail. Peace and freedom will prevail." President George W. Bush October 7, 2001 — — Map (db m212345) WM
Site of
“The Dinky” Station
Originally
The Orlando-Winter Park Railway Company
1889 -1967
Winter Park Historical Association
1986 — — Map (db m156253) HM
To commemorate
The Fiftieth Anniversary
of the decision reached 17 April 1885,
by the General Congregational
Association of Florida
to establish in Winter Park
Rollins College
the first institution of
higher education in . . . — — Map (db m156221) HM
Built in 1916 by Gotthilf Oscar Kummer and his wife Amanda, who operated the Kummer Lumber Company at A.C.L.R.R. and Canton Avenue.
The company sold building materials, including Florida pine, cypress & concrete, and cast the distinctive block . . . — — Map (db m226410) HM
In 1910, Carl Galloway set up a telephone switchboard over his family's grocery store which enabled customers to place grocery orders from home. At that time, the telephone was a novel invention to Florida families. However, five years later, with . . . — — Map (db m226411) HM
Built in 1883 by
The Reverend Charles W. Ward,
This house was used in 1885–1886 by Rollins
College as the first dormitory for women.
In grateful appreciation of the training
received by them at Rollins, this tablet is
placed . . . — — Map (db m156204) HM
In 1881, Loring A. Chase (New Hampshire) and Oliver Chapman (Massachusetts) purchased the 600 acres that now comprises Winter Park. They envisioned a community influenced by the New England towns of their childhood. Chase and Chapman designed brick . . . — — Map (db m226408) HM
The Atlantic Coast Line railway company constructed the Winter Park
freight depot in 1927. At that time. Winter Park was a central shipping point for citrus as well as a receiving station for farm and construction supplies. Much of what was built . . . — — Map (db m243197) HM
Built in 1869, just east of Zellwood, the White House was the winter home of the Harry S. Paul family from Pennsylvania. It was sold in the 1940s to the Sam Coen family corporation, who planted citrus groves. The Libby Company obtained a lease for . . . — — Map (db m215740) HM
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