This shaft once turned a paddlewheel on the steamboat FANNIE DUGAN. FANNIE, a sidewheeler, was one of the many riverboats that stopped at Blue Spring in the late 1800’s. The boat wharf was located in the area of the present-day fishing dock. A few . . . — — Map (db m184676) HM
William Bartram's Travels Famed naturalist, artist and poetic writer William Bartram first visited Blue Spring in January 1766. His writing and artwork inspired many, from naturalist artist John James Audubon to Romantic poet Samuel . . . — — Map (db m184662) HM
The Orange City Colored School was the first building in town constructed for education of African Americans. Before it opened in 1927, various buildings had been adapted for use as classrooms but were small and poorly lighted. Inspired by her . . . — — Map (db m101682) HM
Dedicated to the citizens of Orange City past and present, who honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. — — Map (db m237769) WM
The GENERAL CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA at its annual meeting held here 29 January 1885 at ORANGE CITY initiated the movement which resulted in the establishment of ROLLINS COLLEGE Florida’s oldest institution of higher education and at a . . . — — Map (db m148536) HM
Built in 1872 by Louis Thursby, this house has seen the rise and fall of the steamboat and railroad, prosperity and crash of the citrus boom, the creation of Florida’s tourism industry, and the changing face of natural Florida. The Florida Park . . . — — Map (db m184674) HM
