the clock was originally purchased for the First National Bank No. 1, which was located in the Lyman Bank Building at 101 West First Street, in 1883. When the First National Bank moved to the corner of West First Street and South Park Avenue, the clock was stored in the basement. In 1931, A. H. Moses, a produce dealer, donated the clock to the City of Sanford. The City then placed the clock on top of a pole and traffic signal at the intersection in front of the bank. The clock broke shortly thereafter and the City received a repair estimate of $200 in January 1936. The City Commission decided to cover the clock faces with cardboard instead of repair it. In 1941, the clock was removed, as it had become a traffic hazard with the advent of bigger and faster automobiles. The clock was moved to the Elks Club Lodge, located at the northeast corner of East Second Street and San Juan Avenue. In the 1980s, the downtown renovation project had the clock refurbished by Stella Oritt, who was the granddaughter of Moses, and her husband. Oritt refurbished the clock on the condition that it would remained on Magnolia Avenue, which is where she grew up. The clock was dedicated at Magnolia Square, located at the north end of South Magnolia Avenue near East First Street, on July 9, 1985.

from Naval Air Station Sanford often visited downtown and interacted with locals during the Second World War. This photograph shows an unknown sailor walking by the famous clock in Downtown Sanford.

]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museumand is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition (Winter 1910): 16.]]> The Sanford Herald]]> Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition (Winter 1910): Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition (Winter 1910): item number DP0008192, Central Florida Memory.]]> Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition (Winter 1910): 16.]]> Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition (Winter 1910).]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Central Florida Memory.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition (Winter 1910): 16.]]> The Sanford Herald in Sanford Chronicle Industrial Edition]]> The Sanford Herald, and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> ]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Miller, Algerine. Interviewed by Autumn Reisz. UCF Public History Center, HAR1063415P. March 2, 2013. Video record available. UCF Public History Center.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> State of South Carolina, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.]]> State of South Carolina]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Miller, Algerine. Interviewed by Autumn Reisz. UCF Public History Center, HAR1063415P. March 2, 2013. Video record available. UCF Public History Center.]]> State of South Carolina.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> State of Florida, County of Seminole, Sanford, Florida.]]> State of Florida]]> County of Seminole]]> State of Florida, County of Seminole, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Miller, Algerine. Interviewed by Autumn Reisz. UCF Public History Center, HAR1063415P. March 2, 2013. Video record available. UCF Public History Center.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Miller, Algerine. Interviewed by Autumn Reisz. UCF Public History Center, HAR1063415P. March 2, 2013. Video record available. UCF Public History Center.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina in 1909, Algerine's father Moddie moved to Sanford, where he and his wife, Alberta, purchased the property that the Miller family still owned as of 2013.]]> UCF Public History Center in Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:00:25 Reasons for attending the History Harvest
0:00:48 Items contributed for scanning
0:02:37 Reasons for digital preservation
0:03:00 Closing remarks]]> UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.]]> UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.]]> UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Alberta Miller." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/1553.]]> Moddie Miller with Sister and Mother, Carrie Whaley." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/1557.]]> Certificate of Birth for Moddie Miller." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/1554.]]> Miller Family Warranty Deed." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/1555.]]> UCF Public History Center.]]> UCF Public History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Besides being a store owner and druggist, A. E. Philips was also a published writer on pharmaceuticals and well-respected within the community. Philips joined the Florida State Pharmaceutical Association in 1887. In 1891, he was in attendance during the fifth annual Florida State Pharmaceutical Association meeting in Jacksonville, where he submitted a paper that won a gold medal from the association. He also addressed the issue of large department stores undercutting the prices of local pharmacies. He proposed resolutions that the association denounce the practice of cutting prices and that the druggists should do whatever they could to keep drugs from being sold in department stores. Philips was also elected to the office of president, presumably of the association.]]> DP0010700, Central Florida Memory, Orlando, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Bird's Eye View of Sanford, Fla., Orange Co., 1884," tag number DP0010700, Central Florida Memory, Orlando, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> An advertisement for Lucien R. Philips' Rexalldrug store in 1917. The ad was published in Sanford High School's yearbook, Salmagundi. This drugstore was originally established by Lucien R. Philips' brother, A. E. Philips, at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Downtown Sanford, Florida. By 1892, A. E. Philips was the only druggist in Sanford, but in 1894, he handed over ownership of the drugstore to Lucien. The pharmacy did not strictly sell drugs, but instead sold many types of items, including stationery, Kodak supplies, ice cream, soda water, candy, cigars, and tobacco.]]> Salmagundi, 1917. Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida, page 69: tag number DP0010405, Central Florida Memory, http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120698.]]> Original yearbook advertisement, 1917: Salmagundi, 1917, Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida, page 69.]]> Salmagundi, 1917, Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida.]]> Salmagundi, 1917, Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Central Florida Memory.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Seminole High School and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> dvertisement for Lucien R. Philips' Rexall drugstore in 1910. The ad was published in the Industrial Edition of Sanford Chronicle, a newspaper published by The Sanford Herald. This drugstore was originally established by Lucien R. Philips' brother, A. E. Philips, at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Downtown Sanford, Florida. By 1892, A. E. Philips was the only druggist in Sanford, but in 1894, he handed over ownership of the drugstore to Lucien. The pharmacy did not strictly sell drugs, but instead sold many types of items, including stationery, Kodak supplies, ice cream, soda water, candy, cigars, and tobacco.]]> L. R. Philips & Company." Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910, page 53: DP0008192. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120265.]]> The Sanford Herald]]> Original newspaper article, 1910: "L. R. Philips & Company." Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910, page 53: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "L. R. Philips & Company." Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910, page 53.]]> Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Cigar Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Chronicle.]]> Copyright to this resource is held by the The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper. According to the article, Florida had "become a great cigar and tobacco centre, especially for [C]lear Havana goods," a cigar brand. The cigar industry was first brought to Florida by Cuban immigrants in the 1830s and became one of the most important industries in the Southeast by the last quarter of the 19th century, with Tampa serving as the cigar manufacturing center in the state. In the late 1800s, cigar factories began to appear in various other Florida cities, such as Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Cigar manufacturing first appeared in Sanford sometime between 1909 and 1912. The Florida cigar industry came to its peak in the first quarter of the 20th century, but then declined during the Great Depression and World War II, due to the accumulation of labor union conflicts over the years, the mechanization of production, and changing consumer demands. The industry was revitalized during the 1950s as production soared, despite the decline of the number of workers. Following the Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s and the U.S. embargo on Cuban products in 1962, the Florida cigar industry again declined. The Cuban embargo included tobacco, thus forcing American cigar rollers to begin using Dominican tobacco.

The article also discusses prospects for the leather industry in Florida, which had a virtually unlimited supply of palmetto, a root plant commonly used in the tanning process. Lastly, Leffler briefly cites the starch, tapioca, and artesian water industries.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper, July 19, 1895, page 384: Cigar Making Collection, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper, July 19, 1895, page 384.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper, July 19, 1895, page 384.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper, July 19, 1895.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper.]]> Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Riverfront Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> A. J. Peterson." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120111.]]> A. J. Peterson." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 11.]]> The Sanford Herald.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Building Comparisons." Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 20, November 27, 1926. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Today]]> Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 20, November 27, 1926. Tag number DP0008890. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/121209.]]> Building Comparisons." Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 20, November 27, 1926.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 20, November 27, 1926, page 19.]]> Sanford Today.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce, Sanford, Florida.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce]]> Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. Tag number DP0009054. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120212.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877, page 24.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Salmagundi yearbook for the 1920-1921. One of the first vendors to lease a stall at the first Sanford State Farmers' Market, Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.]]> Salmagundi, 1921: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford High School]]> Salmagundi, 1921.]]> Salmagundi, 1921: Sanford, FL: Sanford High School, 1921. Tag number DP0010405. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/123380.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Salmagundi, 1921, page 94.]]> Sanford High School.]]> Seminole High School and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.]]> Chase & Company: Packers and Distributors of Florida Fruits and Vegetables Exclusively." The Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald]]> Chase & Company: Packers and Distributors of Florida Fruits and Vegetables Exclusively." The Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910.]]> The Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910. Tag number DP0010405. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120285.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford,.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Chronicle, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910, page 43.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Chase and Company.]]> Sunniland Corporation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The origins of Sanford's connection to celery farming began on December 26, 1894, when a freeze damaged the area's citrus groves. The city began to recover during a warm and wet January which promoted new shoots, but a second freeze hit on February 7, 1895, practically wiping them out. The 24-degree temperature was the coldest known in Florida to that point. The freeze was so intense that the sap froze inside the trunks, many of which split open, sounding like gunshots, and crashed to the ground. The population quickly dropped from 5000 to 2000 as the groves were abandoned. I. H. Terwilliger stayed after the freezes and is believed to have planted the first celery grown in Sanford in 1896. J. N. Whitner and B. F. Whitner, Sr. planted three-fourts of an acre in 1897 with celery imported from Kalamazoo, Michigan. By 1898, celery became the crop synonymous to Sanford, also known as "Celery City."]]> Market Growers Journal: The Market Gardener's Trade Paper, Volume 20.]]> Market Growers Journal: The Market Gardener's Trade Paper, Volume 20.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Market Growers Journal: The Market Gardener's Trade Paper, page 209.]]> Market Growers Journal: The Market Gardener's Trade Paper and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Howard Overlin." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory.]]> Howard Overlin." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 9.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> J. C. Hutchinson." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120111.]]> J. C. Hutchinson." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 9.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce, Sanford, Florida.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce]]> Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. Tag number DP0009054. Central Florida Memory.]]> Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. Tag number DP0009054. Central Florida Memory.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877, page 67.]]> Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> R. A. Cobb." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120111.]]> R. A. Cobb." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 10.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The article also includes two snippets about a 4-H club livestock show in Jacksonville and the watermelon harvest for Levy County in 1952.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford-Oviedo Truck Growers, Inc." Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 12, October 2, 1926: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Today]]> Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 12. Tag number DP0008882. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/121068.]]> Sanford-Oviedo Truck Growers, Inc." Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 12, October 2, 1926.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Today, Vol. 01, No. 12, page 19.]]> Sanford Today.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Seminole Tire Shop." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120111.]]> Seminole Tire Shop." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 10.]]> The Sanford Herald.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Celery Shipment Loaded on Railcar." 1926. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Celery Shipment Loaded on Railcar." 1926. Sanford Museum. Tag number DP0010677. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/123589.]]> Celery Shipment Loaded on Railcar." 1926.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection,RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford, page 91.]]> Sanford: Our First 125 Years, page 52.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>
The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. The Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry Papworth also contributed to the development of the market. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) authorized construction plans on June 11, 1934. On June 20, 1934, the City of Sanford donated a portion of the Alex V. French properties to the Florida State Marketing Board, which selected the northwest corner of French Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The board approved the installation of telegraph and telephone equipment, as well as a three-pump filling station. The Sanford State Farmer's Market opened on December 18, 1934. By 1939, the Farmers' Market was bringing a total volume of business of $627,065.81. In 1941, business volume reached over $700,000. On April 4, 1957, a fire destroyed the building and caused damages estimated at $2.5 million. Reconstruction began almost immediately and the Farmers' Market was expected to re-open by the fall of 1957. In 1991, plans were created to restore, preserve, and convert the citrus packing house into a museum.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Seminole Tire Shop ." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/1201113.]]> Seminole Tire Shop." The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald: Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 13.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Western Union Company was originally organized in 1851 under the name the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company. In 1855, the company merged with the New York & Western Union Telegraph Company. Western Union grew rapidly, opening its first transcontinental telegraph in 1861. The first stock ticker was introduced in 1866 and standardized time service became available in 1870. In 1871, the company began its money transfer service. Although Western Union initially tried to participate in telephone services, it ultimately abandoned telephone communications when it lost a patent lawsuit with the Bell Telephone Company in 1879. Nonetheless, Western Union continued to develop new services for their customers, including the first charge card for consumers in 1914, teletypewriters in 1923, singing telegrams in 1933, intercity faxes in 1935, commercial intercity microwave communications in 1943, Telex services for customers in New York City in 1958, and Candygrams in the 1960s.]]> Western Union: A Hive of Service." This Week in Sanford, Vol. 02, No. 04, August 9, 1926. Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> This Week in Sanford]]> This Week in Sanford, Vol. 01, No. 12. Tag number DP0008907. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120890.]]> Western Union: A Hive of Service." This Week in Sanford, Vol. 02, No. 04, August 9, 1926.]]> Sanford Museum.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> This Week in Sanford, Vol. 02, No. 04, page 10.]]> This Week in Sanford.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The first commercial steamboat was developed as the Brock Line in the early 1850s. As trade grew, various wharves and docks were built in locations such as Mellonville Avenue, Palmetto Avenue, Oak Street, and Sanford Avenue. The Debary-Baya Merchant Line began transporting passengers in 1883, which further developed the steamboat industry. The line was purchased by the Clyde Line in 1886 and remained open until 1933. The growth of railroads was the primary cause of the decline of the steamboat industry.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
In 1870, Henry Shelton Sanford (1823-1891) purchased 12,547.15 square acres of land known as the Sanford Grant. Sanford established an experiment station on a portion of the land, located three miles southwest of the city of Sanford. This is an image of Donald Houston, who acted as Sanford's superintendent and grove manager for Belair. Belair Grove extended across 145 acres; 95 of the acres produced orange growth representing a wide range of orange species known to Florida and 50 acres were lemon trees. In Belair alone, Sanford introduced over 140 varieties of citrus plants and worked to determine if Florida citrus growers could introduce new varieties into the growing citrus market. Sanford also grew exotic plants acquired from Central and South America, many of which survived the 1886 freeze.

Sanford mainly used Belair as his own experiment station, but ultimately the findings and reports would be used by other citrus growers throughout Florida. After Sanford's death in 1891, Houston continued to correspond with Gertrude Dupuy Sanford, Sanford's widow, about the state of the groves. The 1894-1895 freezes destroyed most of the citrus crop, leaving frozen oranges covering the grounds because the weakened branches could not support the heavy frozen fruit. Following the great freeze of 1894-1895, Gertrude sold Belair to John Sanford, who in turn sold it to Sydney Octavius Chase (1860-1941) in 1902. Chase & Company did not grow citrus crops again until 1904, when Chase's brother and business partner, Joshua Coffin Chase (1858-1948), came back from an extended stay in California.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, page 59.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, page 25.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Aside from his diplomatic career, Sanford was also a businessman and investor. He made several real estate investments in Florida in the late 1860s and early 1870s, the most notable being the purchase of the "Sanford Grant" in May 1870. The grant encompassed over 20 square miles and provided the basis for the town that eventually bore Sanford's name. Sanford was convinced that Florida would prove a profitable place to invest. Anticipating significant traffic and commerce by waterway, Sanford bought a land grant positioned on Lake Monroe along the St. Johns River. The city of Sanford thus became deemed the "Gate City of South Florida" - the southernmost stop along the river. During the 1870s, Sanford invested significant amounts of money to the development of his city - he built a wharf, several hotels, a general store, and a sawmill - all of which he hoped would spur investment and growth in the city. Sanford also developed several experimental citrus groves in his Florida city. The first was St. Gertrude's Grove. The second and more successful grove was Belair, developed in the early 1870s. Though Sanford never lived in Florida, he did visit occasionally from the late 1860s until his death in 1891. His diplomatic and business duties kept him preoccupied abroad, and most of his development in Florida was undertaken by representatives and confidants. Following the "Great Freeze" of 1888, Sanford's Belair grove was destroyed. Sanford was committed to rebuilding the grove and, in the late stages of his life, he committed his energies to his Florida investments. He died several years later though, and his wife Gertrude, in an effort to settle debts owed in Europe and elsewhere following his death, sold many of Sanford's properties in Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Upon Plant's death in 1902, his widow sold his railroad system to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). The arrival of the ACL in Sanford brought many new railroad workers as the city grew into a hub for shipping produce to surrounding areas. Rand Yard, ACL’s freight yard, housed a car shop, engine servicing facility, small locomotive shop, and the state's largest railroad ice plant.

In the early 1900s, Lake Jesup farmers demanded that the ACL build a line for them to ship their produce into town, but the railroad company refused. In response, the largest growers chartered the Sanford and Everglades Railroad with Sydney Octavius Chase (1860-1941) as the president. The new line was completed as an ACL branch at Lake Charm. The ACL purchased the new line in 1913 when the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) showed interest in buying it. The branch became the most profitable in the ACL system.

By the mid-1900s, the amount of good farmland was shrinking in Sanford due to development, driving farmers further south to farms with more acreage. This, coupled with the establishment of a U.S. Naval Air Station in the town, turned the city's focus from agriculture to the military. In 1967, the ACL merged with the Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) Railroad and later was acquired by CSX. Today, the railroad station originally built by the ACL is no longer in use.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, page 32.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003, page 39.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The present-day Sanford area was originally inhabited by the Mayaca/Joroco natives by the time that Europeans arrived. The tribe was decimated by war and disease by 1760 and was replaced by the Seminole tribe. In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain and Americans began to settle in the state. Camp Monroe was established in the mid-1830s to defend the area against Seminoles during the Seminole Wars. In 1836, the U.S. Army built a road (present-day Mellonville Avenue) to Camp Monroe during the Second Seminole War. Following an attack on February 8, 1837, the camp was renamed Fort Mellon in honor of the battle's only American casualty, Captain Charles Mellon (1794-1837). The town of Mellonville was founded nearby in 1842 by Daniel Stewart. When Florida became a state three years later, Mellonville became the county seat of Orange County, which was originally a portion of Mosquito County. Citrus was the first cash crop in the area and the first fruit packing plant was constructed in 1869.

In 1870, a lawyer from Connecticut by the name of Henry Shelton Sanford (1823-1891) purchased 12,548 acres of open land west of Mellonville. His vision was to make this new land a major port city, both railway and by water. Sitting on Lake Monroe, at the head of the St. Johns River, the city of Sanford earned the nickname of the Gate City of South Florida. Sanford became not only a transportation hub, but a leading citrus industry in Florida, and eventually across the globe. The Great Fire of 1887 devastated the city, which also suffered from a statewide epidemic of yellow fever the following year. The citrus industry flourished until the Great Freezes of 1894 and 1895, causing planters to begin growing celery in 1896 as an alternative. Celery replaced citrus as the city's cash crop and Sanford was nicknamed Celery City. In 1913, Sanford became the county seat of Seminole County, once part of Orange County. Agriculture dominated the region until Walt Disney World opened in October of 1971, effectively shifting the Central Florida economy towards tourism and residential development.]]> The Sanford Herald, April 26, 1968, Semi-Centennial Edition, page 4: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald]]> The Sanford Herald, April 26, 1968, Semi-Centennial Edition, page 4.: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald, April 26, 1968, Semi-Centennial Edition, page 4.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Sanford Herald.]]> The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes advertisements for various Sanford-based businesses, including the Home Fertilizer Company, Chase and Company, and the Wigwam.

The South Florida Argus was Republican paper published by Adolphus Edwards and printed in the Old Fort Reed Building on First Street in Sanford, Florida. The Sanford Journal, a Democratic newspaper, had its offices next door in the very same building. There was, of course, some rivalry between the two papers. After some time, Edwards gave up printing The South Florida Argus to become the local postmaster.]]> South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, University of Florida Library Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> South Florida Argus]]> South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, University of Florida Library Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, University of Florida Library Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes an advertisement for F. E. Lane, a wholesale and retail dealer in hardware, stoves, and other items. Lane's store was located at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Sanford, Florida.
]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes an advertisement for the Lyman Bank, located at 101 West First Street in Sanford, Florida. The building was originally constructed in 1883 by Lyman Bank and had a brick facade. In 1887, the bank changed owenership and became the First National Bank No. 1. Building renovations took place the same year, which included adding a marble facade, moving the front entrance to the corner of the building, and placing a clock at the front of the building which would become the town clock located in Magnolia Square. First National Bank. 1 is the oldest brick building in Sanford's downtown commercial district. The organizational meetings to create Rollins College were also held in the same building in 1885.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes an advertisement for M. S. Brown, a clothing retailer whose business was located at Gumpert's Block in Sanford, Florida.
]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes an advertisement for a new grocery store located in Magruder's Block, diagonally opposite of the San Leon Hotel in Sanford, Florida. The store was run by William H. Adams, Sr.
]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes an advertisement for Trafford and Company, wholesale and retail dealers located at the corner of North Park Avenue and West Commercial Street in Sanford, Florida.

The South Florida Argus was Republican paper published by Adolphus Edwards and printed in the Old Fort Reed Building on First Street in Sanford. The Sanford Journal, a Democratic newspaper, had its offices next door in the very same building. There was, of course, some rivalry between the two papers. After some time, Edwards gave up printing The South Florida Argus to become the local postmaster.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes an advertisement for W. H. Fletcher, a roofer based in Sanford, Florida.

The South Florida Argus was Republican paper published by Adolphus Edwards and printed in the Old Fort Reed Building on First Street in Sanford. The Sanford Journal, a Democratic newspaper, had its offices next door in the very same building. There was, of course, some rivalry between the two papers. After some time, Edwards gave up printing The South Florida Argus to become the local postmaster.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 3, 1886. This issue includes advertisements for the Kissimmee Land Agency, as well as several Sanford-based businesses, including Steele & Bassinger, Scott & Thrasher, L. M. Moore, S. Montgomery, John L. Ferguson, and the New York Jewelry Store.

The South Florida Argus was Republican paper published by Adolphus Edwards and printed in the Old Fort Reed Building on First Street in Sanford, Florida. The Sanford Journal, a Democratic newspaper, had its offices next door in the very same building. There was, of course, some rivalry between the two papers. After some time, Edwards gave up printing The South Florida Argus to become the local postmaster.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus Vol. 2, No. 15 issue for January 6, 1886. This issue included advertisements for several Sanford-based businesses, including Wilson's Collection Agency, Charles & Vandeman's drug store, the Lyman Bank, and Trafford and Company.

The South Florida Argus was Republican paper published by Adolphus Edwards and printed in the Old Fort Reed Building on First Street in Sanford, Florida. The Sanford Journal, a Democratic newspaper, had its offices next door in the very same building. There was, of course, some rivalry between the two papers. After some time, Edwards gave up printing The South Florida Argus to become the local postmaster.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886: The South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 6, 1886.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus issue for January 8, 1886. This issue includes advertisements for various Central Florida-based businesses, including the Florida Land and Colonization Company (FLCC), the Apopka House, the Music House of Florida, and Ensminger Brothers.

The South Florida Argus was Republican paper published by Adolphus Edwards and printed in the Old Fort Reed Building on First Street in Sanford, Florida. The Sanford Journal, a Democratic newspaper, had its offices next door in the very same building. There was, of course, some rivalry between the two papers. After some time, Edwards gave up printing The South Florida Argus to become the local postmaster.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 8, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, January 8, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, January 8, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The South Florida Argus, August 19, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus]]> The South Florida Argus, August 19, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus, August 19, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The South Florida Argus.]]> The South Florida Argus and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO IN SANFORD: 'CITY OF SANFORD, Lake Monroe, Fla. 1882.'" Sanford Today Vol. 1, no. 8. September 4, 1926, page 2.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Sanford House Hotel was built by Henry Sanford with the intent of attracting tourists and providing housing for would-be wealthy settlers to the city of Sanford, Florida. The hotel was joined by the Lake Monroe House, a lower-cost alternative geared towards laborers, both of which were completed in 1876. Facing the waterfront, the hotel was located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Palmetto Avenue. The Sanford House Hotel featured three stories—two of which included porches—and enough rooms to serve 150 guests. The hotel’s landscaping included flower beds and citrus trees. A boardwalk led visitors straight from the hotel to the shores of Lake Monroe. Rates for a room in 1884 ranged from $15 to $20 per week. The 1887 fire came very close to the Sanford House, and it was feared that sparks would add it to the destruction. What saved it were wet blankets which were draped from the roof and windows.

The Sanford House Hotel was torn down in May of 1920. At the turn of the century, the Sanford House Hotel was the center of all major city events and celebrations. While guide books from the period often included positive reference to the hotel, it failed to attract many visitors. The hotel did not make any profit during its first years of operation. By its third year, the 1879-1880 season, the hotel netted only $800 in profits. The hotel continued to make meager profits for the remainder of the nineteenth century. Nonetheless, it served as a central point of focus during city celebrations during the period.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> https:\\richesmi.cah.ucf.edu\omeka2\admin\items\show\id\2183.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Newton P. Yowell first came to Central Florida in 1884 with his family. Nine years after arriving in Florida, Yowell borrowed money from his mother and friends and opened a dry goods store. Shortly after Yowell opened his store in Sanford, the freeze of 1894-1895 hit the community. Even though crops were damaged and many people left Sanford, the Yowell Store remained open and survived the hard economic times. After the freeze, Yowell began construction on a new two-story brick building that would become the new store.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO IN SANFORD: 'CITY OF SANFORD, Lake Monroe, Fla. 1882.'" Sanford Today Vol. 1, no. 9. September 11, 1926, page 10. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/121018.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> https:\\richesmi.cah.ucf.edu\omeka2\items\show\559.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Sanford House Hotel Park, adjoining the Sanford House Hotel, overlooked the waterfront of Lake Monroe at Commercial Street and Palmetto Avenue in 1934. The hotel was built by Henry Shelton Sanford (1823-1891) with the intent of attracting tourists and providing housing for would-be wealthy settlers to the city of Sanford. The Sanford House Hotel was joined by the Lake Monroe House, a lower-cost alternative geared towards laborers, both of which were completed in 1876. Facing the waterfront, the hotel was located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Palmetto Avenue. The Sanford House Hotel featured three stories—two of which included porches—and enough rooms to serve 150 guests. The hotel’s landscaping included flower beds and citrus trees. A boardwalk led visitors straight from the hotel to the shores of Lake Monroe. Rates for a room in 1884 ranged from $15 to $20 per week.

The 1887 fire came very close to the Sanford House, and it was feared that sparks would add it to the destruction. What saved it were wet blankets which were draped from the roof and windows. The Sanford House Hotel was torn down in May of 1920. At the turn of the century, the Sanford House Hotel was the center of all major city events and celebrations. While guide books from the period often included positive reference to the hotel, it failed to attract many visitors. The hotel did not make any profit during its first years of operation. By its third year, the 1879-1880 season, the hotel netted only $800 in profits. The hotel continued to make meager profits for the remainder of the nineteenth century. Nonetheless, it served as a central point of focus during city celebrations during the period.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> https:\\richesmi.cah.ucf.edu\omeka2\items\show\559.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:00:20 Old Folks Home
0:02:38 Residents
0:05:10 Responsibilities as an employee
0:11:31 Dining room and kitchen
0:12:43 Willie and Lily
0:13:31 Stories about residents, father, and siblings
0:18:59 Livestock and agriculture
0:21:34 Stories about residents and pet dog named Pooch
0:24:04 Laundry room and furnace
0:25:43 Life as a teenager
0:26:52 How Sanford has changed over time
0:27:55 Siblings and education
0:30:15 Pasture, orange groves, and freezer locker
0:32:53 Agricultural Building
0:34:44 Cattle ranchers and the railroad
0:38:03 Father's employment history
0:39:50 Oak tree memorial
0:41:23 Disciplining children and residents with dementia
0:44:13 Living room
0:44:55 Gender and racial segregation
0:45:45 Layout
0:54:29 Closing remarks]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:01:21 Family history
0:04:28 Growing up in Sanford
0:07:15 Girl Scouts and college education
0:09:11 Career in education and life in the Orlando-Winter Park area
0:12:50 School integration
0:16:22 Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford and Walt Disney World Resort
0:19:05 First Baptist Church of Sanford
0:26:46 Role as church historian
0:31:45 Organizing new churches and missions
0:35:31 Important figures in the church
0:38:21 Career in journalism
0:42:02 Polly Pigtails club
0:46:12 New Smyrna Beach
0:50:23 Parents
0:52:59 Closing remarks]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.
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]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:01:22 Fire and rebuilding the Holy Cross Episcopal Church
0:09:20 First United Methodist Church and the First Baptist Church
0:13:31 Missionaries at Mellonville and Camp Monroe
0:16:54 Henry Shelton Sanford and the founding of the City of Sanford
0:18:34 Other churches in Sanford
0:25:00 How the congregation and the community has changed over time
0:31:28 Interesting church figures
0:34:49 Skates' personal background
0:36:49 How Sanford has changed over time
0:41:51 Crime in Sanford
0:42:27 RECORDINGS CUTS OFF
0:42:28 Crime, migrant labor, and desegregation
0:48:24 Events in Sanford
0:50:07 Closing remarks]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:00:47 Growing up in Sanford
0:07:13 How Sanford has changed over time
0:08:47 Mother's beauty shop
0:11:05 Going to college, getting married, and raising a family
0:13:43 Career in education and school integration
0:20:03 Home and family
0:23:07 Church life
0:24:45 History of General Henry Shelton Sanford and the Holy Cross Episcopal Church
0:36:08 Trends in congregational membership
0:37:59 Church involvement in the Sanford community
0:42:08 Church memorials and artifacts
0:49:33 Role as church historian
0:52:40 How education has changed over time
0:56:59 Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
1:01:21 Historical events
1:04:51 Children
1:05:47 Schools that Skates taught at
1:09:01 Closing remarks]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Museum of Seminole County History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> First Street, Sanford, Florida." Tag number DP0008196. Central Florida Memory.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> University of Central Florida's Special Collections & University Archives and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article describes rumors about the establishment of a new bank in the old First National Bank No. 2 Building, located at 101 East First Street in Sanford, Florida. According to the article, the bank would have a capital of $100,000 and a surplus of $30,000.

Also known as Sanford's first skyscraper, the First National Bank Building was designed by Mowbray & Uffinger of New York. Construction began in 1922 using steel, limestone, brick, and tile. A major reason why masonry and steel was used in the construction of the building was in response to a fire that occurred in Sanford in 1887. Originating from a bakery in downtown, many of the surrounding buildings were destroyed because they were constructed out of wood. After the fire, commercial buildings were constructed either with bricks or masonry. The First National Bank remained in the building until 1929. The building has served as a home for several banks since 1938.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.]]> Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press.]]> The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article describes floods occurring on the bulkheads of Lake Monroe, which is part of the St. Johns River system. The flooding was first reported by J. A. Young, who was the superintendent of the Florida Light and Power Company in Sanford, Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.]]> Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press.]]> The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article announces a meeting of the League of Municipalities, and organization composed of numerous cities in Florida, to discuss the possibility of a sales tax on luxury goods for Sanford, Florida. The meeting was scheduled for June 26-27 in St. Petersburg. According to the article, the chamber of commerce in Sanford had planned to vote on the issue on June 23.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.]]> Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press.]]> The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article reports that the Sanford Atlantic National Bank had declared a dividend of $1.50 during a meeting of the board of directors held on June 17. According to the article, A. L. Betts was elected assistant cashier and that board of directors had lowered the interest rate on saving deposits and on time certificates. The article also reported that the interest rate on call loans in New York had dropped to 2.5 percent, showing that an abundance of money was available for safe investment. The bank was Originally established in 1928, but was later renamed the Atlantic National Bank of Sanford in 1974. In 1978, the bank was renamed the Atlantic National Bank of Seminole. In 1981, the bank was acquired by the Atlantic National Bank of Florida, was moved to 101 East First Street, and became a branch of the First Union National Bank of Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1.]]> The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.]]> Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Central Florida Press.]]> The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The City of Sanford was founded by a lawyer and diplomat from Connecticut by the name of Henry Shelton Sanford (1832-1891), who purchased 12,548 acres of open land west of Mellonville. His vision was to make this new land a major port city. Situated on Lake Monroe at the head of the St. Johns River, the City of Sanford earned the nickname of “The Gate City of South Florida.” Sanford became not only a transportation hub, but a leader in the citrus industry globally. The Great Fire of 1887 devastated the city, which also suffered from a statewide epidemic of yellow fever the following year. The citrus industry flourished until the Great Freezes of 1894 and 1895, causing planters to begin growing celery in 1896 as an alternative. Celery replaced citrus as the city's cash crop and Sanford was nicknamed "Celery City." In 1913, Sanford became the county seat of Seminole County, once part of Orange County. Agriculture dominated the region until Walt Disney World opened in October 1971, effectively shifting the Central Florida economy towards tourism and residential development.]]> Museum of Sanford History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Museum of Sanford History, Sanford, Florida.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Museum of Sanford History and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>