Orange County
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Maitland overpass marks the old town of Mayo
Hidden under the busy flyover intersection of Maitland Boulevard and US 17-92 are the reminders of a small town that […]
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Maitland’s Lake Lily was known as John’s Hole
In the days before railroads penetrated the forest, let’s call it 1859, only a few scattered families braved living in […]
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Hollieanna Groves’ Maitland store still serving customers after 72 years
There aren’t many patches of Old Florida left in the busy Orlando metro area. But smack dab in the heart […]
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Orlando’s Fort Gatlin and Council Oak
Historians have debated the location of the fabled landmark where Seminoles gathered. Let’s solve the puzzle. Background: Orange County was […]
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Orange and Seminole County’s First Railroad
The legacy of that first narrow-gauge railroad from Sanford to Orlando still lives on today through SunRail. The first railroad […]
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Legend of Code Hill, the Sage of Bear Lake
His story is epic. Perhaps no one in Orlando was more universally loved than this charismatic pioneer from Lockhart. Gather […]
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Brick Highways of Orlando: The Fading of Highway 22
During the 1910s and 1920s, brick roads connecting towns throughout Florida were all the rage. The few remaining today are […]
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Ocoee On Fire: The 1920 Election Day Massacre
A quiet Florida citrus town became the scene of a gruesome racial cleansing that purged the black population for over […]