1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/02755cac2d8d7024adfdfb436404ba29.jpg 9f0f8517c06a3953671bb0167095a963 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Kissimmee Collection Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Kissimmee, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. During the 1700s, the Kissimmee area was inhabited by the Creeks and by African runaway slaves. The original Euro-American name of Kissimmee was Allendale, named so in honor of Confederate Major J. H. Allen, the operator of the first cargo steamboat along the Kissimmee River. The town served as a small trading post on the banks of Lake Tohopekaliga. Following the Civil War, Hamilton Disston, the owner of Disston Saw Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased four million acres of land in the area at a total cost of $1 million. In 1881, Disston began to drain the area and deepen the Kissimmee River, thus allowing goods to be shipped into the Gulf of Mexico. When the city was incorporated in 1883, it was renamed Kissimmee. During the 1920s, Kissimmee, as well as much of Florida, experienced a land boom. The citrus industry and the cattle industry flourished during the following decade. Kissimmee experienced later periods of growth in the 1950s and the 1970s, as a result of the opening of Walt Disney World. Contributor Cepero, Nancy Lynn Alternative Title Kissimmee Collection Subject Kissimmee (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/49" target="_blank">Osceola County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Kissimmee, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=250" target="_blank">THE NAME: KISSIMMEE</a>." City of Kissimmee, Florida. http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=250. "<a href="http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=252" target="_blank">1700S</a>." City of Kissimmee, Florida. http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=252. "<a href="http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=253" target="_blank">1800S</a>." City of Kissimmee, Florida. http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=253. "<a href="http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=254" target="_blank">1900S</a>." City of Kissimmee, Florida. http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=254. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Water Mania, 1989 Alternative Title Water Mania Subject Kissimmee (Fla.) Theme parks Description Alicia Lynn Cepero (b. 1975) on a water slide at Water Mania, a presently abandoned water park located at 4449 West U.S. Route 192 in Kissimmee, Florida. The 36-acre park was originally owned by brothers Gary Larson and Randy Larson and opened in 1986. In 2005, the park, along with Larson's Lodge and Country Hearth Hotel were sold. Water Mania closed on September 5, 2005. Type Still Image Source Original color photographs, September 1989: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/37" target="_blank">Kissimmee Collection</a>, Osceola County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original color photographs, September 1989. Coverage Water Mania, Kissimmee, Florida Contributor Cepero, Nancy Lynn Date Created ca. 1989-09 Format image/jpg Extent 110 KB Medium 1 color photograph Language eng Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.watermania-florida.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Orlando Area Water Parks</a>." Water Mania. http://www.watermania-florida.com/index.htm. De Pari, Danielle. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-08-26/news/WATERPARK26_1_water-mania-randy-larson-kissimmee" target="_blank">Kissimmee water park is sold, will close Sept. 5</a>" <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, August 26, 2005. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-08-26/news/WATERPARK26_1_water-mania-randy-larson-kissimmee. Alicia Lynn Cepero amusement parks Kissimmee Nancy Lynn Cepero Nancy Lynn Sabatino theme parks Water Mania water parks water slides