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Alexander Smith

Alex Smith was the co-founder of Snapper lawnmowers with his brother Neal. They started the company in Montverde. Alex later moved to Sanford, establishing a long-lived mower sales and service company there. He was a lifelong inventor, especially of agricultural equipment.

Smiths Island in Lake Apopka is named for Snapper lawnmower inventor

Lake Apopka is Florida's fourth-largest lake. It was once home to some of the best fishing anywhere. However, by 1970, it became the state's most polluted. Phosphates and pesticides from agriculture in the north and runoff and sewerage spills from...