Seminole County
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War of 17–92: Casselberry v. Fern Park
Gordon Barnett’s Fern Park was riding high until Hibbard Casselberry incorporated a new town smack dab in the middle. Ask […]
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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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Fern Park, Florida and the Largest Industry Under One Roof
Fern cultivation gave rise to a new town with the Haines, Barnett, Casselberry and Vaughn families its royal court. Before […]
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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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Beeman’s Palm Springs Ginger Ale
Lost in time, in the Seminole County woods, is an unmarked spring with an interesting past. Every day thousands of […]
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Mysterious Bombing at Bank of Oviedo
The village of Oviedo was rocked by a 1929 attack perpetrated by apparent burglars… or was there another motive? KABOOM! The […]
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Casselberry’s Concord settlement is oldest in south Seminole County
Thousands of cars unknowingly pass by this relic every day. Concord pre-dates Longwood, Altamonte, and Oviedo. On a recent Saturday, […]
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Bog to Beauty: Crane’s Roost Park
Since its namesake hotel burnt in 1954, sprawling Altamonte Springs had no real center. So it created one… from a […]
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The Village of Taintsville
Residents who lived in the rural community between Chuluota and Oviedo lacked an identity; so they created one. Before suburban […]
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Rollins Prank Ends Era of Altamonte Tram
A horse-drawn street car ushered guests from the train station to the Altamonte Hotel from its founding in 1883 until […]