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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «lake county» AND «florida»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Cosmos Mariner, February 24, 2020
Lake County Courthouse Marker
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1 ► Florida, Lake County, Tavares — Lake County Courthouse —
On West Main Street just east of South Sinclair Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m145772) HM

2 ► Florida, Lake County, Tavares — In Memory of the Groveland Four —
On West Main Street just east of South Sinclair Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In July 1949, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Ernest Thomas — known collectively as the "Groveland Four" — were accused of crimes in Lake County. Eyewitness accounts, records, and subsequent investigations revealed that these men . . . — — Map (db m145768) HM

3 ► Florida, Brevard County, Mims — Virgil D. Hawkins – April 1949 — Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park —
Near Freedom Avenue 0.3 miles south of Parker Street, on the right when traveling south.
Virgil D. Hawkins, who waged a 28-year battle to practice law in Florida and helped break the color barrier at the University of Florida Law School, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 81 years old. Mr. Hawkins, who was born in Okahumpka, . . . — — Map (db m179234) HM

4 ► Florida, Lake County, Okahumpka — Okahumpka Rosenwald School —
On 27908 Virgil Hawkins Circle 0.1 miles south of North Quarters Raod, on the right when traveling south.
Julius Rosenwald was the chairman of Sears Roebuck and Co. in 1908. As a Jewish American, he believed the most serious problem of the United Stats was the plight of Black Americans. Rosenwald was a close friend of Booker T. Washington. . . . — — Map (db m185785) HM

5 ► Florida, Lake County, Umatilla — F-598 — Fort Mason —
On South Central Avenue (State Road 19) at Golden Gem Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Central Avenue.
During the Second Seminole War (1835-1842), troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Abraham Eustis left Volusia County headed toward the Withlacoochee River as part of a military action in response to the December 28, 1835 massacre of Major Francis . . . — — Map (db m56224) HM
6 ► Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Overtown — F-1124 — Judge Lawson Edward Thomas Law Office —
On Northwest 2nd Avenue just south of Northwest 11th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lawson Edward (L.E.) Thomas (1898-1989) was born in Ocala. He attended Florida A&M College, and later the University of Michigan Law School. He moved to Miami in 1935, and made his first appearance in municipal court in 1937. As the first black . . . — — Map (db m229149) HM

7 ► Florida, Lake County, Eustis — Historic Downtown Eustis — Support Local Businesses —
On West Orange Avenue just west of Ferran Park Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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

8 ► Florida, Lake County, Eustis — Lake County Service Memorial — November 11, 1992 —
Near Ferran Park Drive at East McDonald Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
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9 ► Florida, Lake County, Sorrento — Ethel School — Historic Ethel Trail — Rock Springs Run State Park —
On Wekiva River Road 0.1 miles south of Chipola Trail, on the left when traveling south.
The single room schoolhouse sat close to Ethel Road and the railway line. It also served as the church where services were held every other Sunday. The earliest mention of the school is in a deed granting half an acre of land to the School Board of . . . — — Map (db m265302) HM
10 ► Florida, Sumter County, Sumterville — Home of The Villages — Greetings from Sumter County — America250FL Road Trip —
Near Florida's Turnpike (Florida Route 91 at milepost 299), 5 miles south of U.S. 301.
Sumter County is home to one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the nation. Anchored by The Villages, a bustling master-planned retirement community, the area continues to attract the young and young at heart to North Central Florida. Known for . . . — — Map (db m313212) HM

11 ► Florida, Lake County, Clermont — Dean R. Gilmore —
Near State Park Drive.
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

12 ► Florida, Lake County, Howey-in-the-Hills — F-1304 — William J Howey / The Howey Mansion —
On North Palm Avenue (Florida Route 19) just north of North Citrus Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
William J Howey William J. Howey, born January 19, 1876, was among the foremost citrus land developers in early 1900s Florida. He created his first development in Winter Haven in 1908, opening new groves in the area every two years after . . . — — Map (db m312946) HM

13 ► Florida, Lake County, Mount Dora — Mabel Norris Reese — Publisher — Reporter, Mount Dora Topic — (1914-1995) —
On Alexander Street just south of West 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
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
14 ► Florida, Sumter County, Coleman — Adamsville — Historic Marker —
On County Road 468 2 miles east of U.S. 301, on the right when traveling east.
Sumter County was created by an act of the Florida Legislature on January 8, 1853. The new county was created from the southern part of Marion County and contained a large segment on what is now Lake County. The community of Adamsville was selected . . . — — Map (db m66858) HM
15 ► Florida, Sumter County, Sumterville — Sumterville — Historic Site —
On U.S. 301 at County Road 522, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 301.
Sumter County was created by an act of the Florida Legislature on January 8, 1853. The new county was created from the southern part of Marion County and included a large segment of what is now Lake County. The community of Adamsville was selected . . . — — Map (db m66969) HM

16 ► New Mexico, Otero County, Alamogordo — Apollo Command Module Boilerplate S/N 1207 —
On State Route 2001 0.4 miles east of N Scenic Drive.
A boilerplate is a metal mockup of the same external size, weight, and center of gravity as a flight production model. By using a boilerplate, characteristics of the spacecraft design and function could be evaluated without incurring the expense . . . — — Map (db m253681) HM
 
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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