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Title
Central Florida Monuments Collection
Alternative Title
Monuments Collection
Subject
Florida
Orlando (Fla.)
Kissimmee (Fla.)
Sanford (Fla.)
Winter Springs (Fla.)
Memorials--Florida
Description
Central Florida is a unique place. Diversity exists throughout the spectrum of population, neighborhoods, tourism, and attractions. Because of our uniqueness and seemingly never-ending list of things to do, we tend to overlook the things that make us unique. We tend to overlook our past. We walk through parks, down the street, and around lakes, catch a glimpse of a commemorative plaque or statue, but it stops there. Central Florida is rich of monuments and memorials, yet very rarely do we know why it is there and who put it there.
Our small University of Central Florida Public History class selected a number of memorials and monuments around Central Florida. We found busts, markers, structures, and statues that stand tall. Some of these are obvious, but others are hidden amongst the brush. We had no idea what we would find in regards to these gems; some of us found very little, but others found gold. We found that monuments in places like Kissimmee, Lake Eola, and Sanford offer a glimpse into our past that has been overlooked, and in some cases untouched. Through the history of our monuments and memorials, we have been able to gauge social sentiment, populations, but more importantly, the reasons why our predecessors have commemorated what they have.
Our sampling in no way represents all of the history Central Florida has to offer, but we can offer you a glimpse and hope that you dig further through the history our region has to offer. Come into our exhibit and look through our shared past and see what was important, and what has been forgotten. Come in and see for yourself a familiar statue to which you can finally give meaning. Come in and see Central Florida in a new light— a light that will take you through the years and the changes of our region.
Contributor
Bowers, Katherine
Borawski, Gianna
Dunn, Robin
Fitzsimons, Daniel
Kittel, Carly
Messamore, Kyle
Schell, Kristal
Schuppe, Cody
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Bataan-Corregidor Memorial, Lakefront Park, Kissimmee, Florida
Battle of the Bulge Memorial, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Bust of Simón Bolívar, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Statesmen Memorial, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Orange County World War I Soldiers Memorial, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Red Chinese Ting, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Seminole County World War I Memorial, Sanford, Florida
Winter Springs Veterans Memorial, Winter Springs, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=525" target="_blank">Dr. Anne Lindsay</a>'s Public History: Principles and Techniques Undergraduate Class
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/cflmonuments" target="_blank">Hidden in Plain Sight: A Selection of Central Florida Monuments</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/cflmonuments.
External Reference
<span>Dickinson, Greg, Carole Blair, and Brian L. Ott. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/663080291" target="_blank"><em>Places of Public Memory The Rhetoric of Museums and Memorials</em></a><span>. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2010. </span>
<span>Bodnar, John E. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23731520" target="_blank"><em>Remaking America: Public Memory, Commemoration, and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century</em></a><span>. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1991.</span>
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1 color digital image
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Title
Red Chinese Ting at Lake Eola
Description
Erected in Downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park in 1988, the red Chinese pagoda-like structure is called a "ting" due to its single story. It was constructed out of wood, ceramic, brick, and mortar. Dr. Nelson Ying bestowed the ting to the City of Orlando and Mayor Bill Frederick in 1987. Ying, director of The China Group Incorporated, chose to dedicate the pavilion to beautify Downtown Orlando and offer a place for international exchange for the mayor and dignitaries. Two years before the ting was gifted in 1985, Ying worked closely with Mayor Bill Frederick to secure a sister-city relationship with the City of Guilin by accompanying Frederick on a three-week goodwill trip to China. Guilin’s downtown landscape consists of four lakes, and downtown is easily recognizable by several pagodas that adorn these lakes. Ying intended to honor the young sister-city relationship with Guilin by placing his donation on the edge of Lake Eola in an effort to mirror the sister-city’s landscape. The ting was built in China by the Shanghai Construction Arts and Crafts Corporation, disassembled for shipping to the United States, and then rebuilt in Orlando. The ting is located in the northeast corner of Orlando’s Lake Eola.
Date Created
2013-10-08
Coverage
Red Chinese Ting, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Guilin, Guangxi, China
Creator
Borawski, Gianna
Source
Original digital color image by Gianna Borawski, October 8, 2013.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Gianna Borawski and is provided here by <a title="RICHES of Central Florida" href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
External Reference
Bacchus, James. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-07-21/news/0310380141_1_china-marco-polo-bill-frederick" target="_blank">China 'You Are Watching Flowers From a Galloping Horse,' Said the Guide to the Visitors From the Other Side of the World. But What Flowers They Were</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, July 21, 1985. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-07-21/news/0310380141_1_china-marco-polo-bill-frederick.
Blumenstyk, Goldie. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-05-16/news/0300100298_1_frederick-china-hong-kong" target="_blank">Frederick Takes Off for China Orlando Delegation Leaves on Trip of 'Trade and Friendship.'</a>" <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, May 16, 1985. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-05-16/news/0300100298_1_frederick-china-hong-kong.
Blumenstyk, Goldie. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-10-24/news/0150380284_1_gazebo-pagoda-china" target="_blank">Frederick Wants to Place a Chinese Gazebo in Park</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, October 24, 1987. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-10-24/news/0150380284_1_gazebo-pagoda-china.
"<a href="http://www.visitguilin.org/index.php/en/sightseeing/57-attraction-list/117-two-rivers-and-four-lakes" target="_blank">Two Rivers and Four Lakes</a>." Visit Guilin - Guilin's Official Travel Website. http://www.visitguilin.org/index.php/en/sightseeing/57-attraction-list/117-two-rivers-and-four-lakes.
Alternative Title
Red Chinese Ting
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Guilin (Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China)
Pagodas
Pavilions
Contributor
Borawski, Gianna
Format
image/jpg
Extent
3.36 MB
Medium
1 color digital image
Type
Still Image
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and owned by Gianna Borawski.
Contributing Project
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=525" target="_blank">Dr. Anne Lindsay</a>'s Public History: Principles and Techniques Undergraduate Class
Curator
Borawski, Gianna
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/admin/collections/show/77" target="_blank">Central Florida Monuments Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/cflmonuments" target="_blank">Hidden in Plain Sight: A Selection of Central Florida Monuments</a>." RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Borawski, Gianna
China
China Group Incorporated
Chinese
City of Guilin
City of Orlando
Downtown Guilin
Downtown Orlando
Frederick, Bill
Guilin, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China
Lake Eola
Lake Eola Park
orlando
padgoa
pavilion
Red Chinese Ting
Shanghai Construction Arts and Crafts Corporation
ting
Ying, Nelson
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Title
Central Florida Monuments Collection
Alternative Title
Monuments Collection
Subject
Florida
Orlando (Fla.)
Kissimmee (Fla.)
Sanford (Fla.)
Winter Springs (Fla.)
Memorials--Florida
Description
Central Florida is a unique place. Diversity exists throughout the spectrum of population, neighborhoods, tourism, and attractions. Because of our uniqueness and seemingly never-ending list of things to do, we tend to overlook the things that make us unique. We tend to overlook our past. We walk through parks, down the street, and around lakes, catch a glimpse of a commemorative plaque or statue, but it stops there. Central Florida is rich of monuments and memorials, yet very rarely do we know why it is there and who put it there.
Our small University of Central Florida Public History class selected a number of memorials and monuments around Central Florida. We found busts, markers, structures, and statues that stand tall. Some of these are obvious, but others are hidden amongst the brush. We had no idea what we would find in regards to these gems; some of us found very little, but others found gold. We found that monuments in places like Kissimmee, Lake Eola, and Sanford offer a glimpse into our past that has been overlooked, and in some cases untouched. Through the history of our monuments and memorials, we have been able to gauge social sentiment, populations, but more importantly, the reasons why our predecessors have commemorated what they have.
Our sampling in no way represents all of the history Central Florida has to offer, but we can offer you a glimpse and hope that you dig further through the history our region has to offer. Come into our exhibit and look through our shared past and see what was important, and what has been forgotten. Come in and see for yourself a familiar statue to which you can finally give meaning. Come in and see Central Florida in a new light— a light that will take you through the years and the changes of our region.
Contributor
Bowers, Katherine
Borawski, Gianna
Dunn, Robin
Fitzsimons, Daniel
Kittel, Carly
Messamore, Kyle
Schell, Kristal
Schuppe, Cody
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Bataan-Corregidor Memorial, Lakefront Park, Kissimmee, Florida
Battle of the Bulge Memorial, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Bust of Simón Bolívar, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Statesmen Memorial, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Orange County World War I Soldiers Memorial, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Red Chinese Ting, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Seminole County World War I Memorial, Sanford, Florida
Winter Springs Veterans Memorial, Winter Springs, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=525" target="_blank">Dr. Anne Lindsay</a>'s Public History: Principles and Techniques Undergraduate Class
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/cflmonuments" target="_blank">Hidden in Plain Sight: A Selection of Central Florida Monuments</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/cflmonuments.
External Reference
<span>Dickinson, Greg, Carole Blair, and Brian L. Ott. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/663080291" target="_blank"><em>Places of Public Memory The Rhetoric of Museums and Memorials</em></a><span>. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2010. </span>
<span>Bodnar, John E. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23731520" target="_blank"><em>Remaking America: Public Memory, Commemoration, and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century</em></a><span>. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1991.</span>
Still Image
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Original Format
1 color photograph
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Title
Mayor Bill Frederick and Dr. Nelson Ying at Construction of Red Chinese Ting
Description
City of Orlando Mayor Bill Frederick and Dr. Nelson Ying placing the top piece of the Red Chinese Ting in Downtown Orlando's Lake Eola Park. Erected in 1988, the red Chinese pagoda-like structure is called a ting due to its single story. It was constructed out of wood, ceramic, brick, and mortar. Dr. Ying bestowed the ting to the City of Orlando and Mayor Frederick in 1987. Ying, director of The China Group Incorporated, chose to dedicate the pavilion to beautify downtown and offer a place for international exchange for the mayor and dignitaries. Two years before the ting was gifted, in 1985, Ying worked closely with Mayor Bill Frederick to secure a sister-city relationship with the City of Guilin by accompanying Frederick on a three-week goodwill trip to China. Guilin’s downtown landscape consists of four lakes, and downtown is easily recognizable by several pagodas that adorn these lakes. Ying intended to honor the young sister-city relationship with Guilin by placing his donation on the edge of Lake Eola in an effort to mirror the sister-city’s landscape. The ting was built in China by the Shanghai Construction Arts and Crafts Corporation, then disassembled for shipping to the United States, then finally rebuilt in Orlando. The ting is located in the northeast corner of Orlando’s Lake Eola.
Date Created
1988
Coverage
Red Chinese Ting, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Guilin, Guangxi, China
Creator
City of Orlando
Source
Original color photograph, 1988: <a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/" target="_blank">City of Orlando Archives</a>, Orlando, Florida.
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/" target="_blank">City of Orlando Archives</a>
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/" target="_blank">City of Orlando</a> and is provided here by <a title="RICHES of Central Florida" href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
External Reference
Bacchus, James. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-07-21/news/0310380141_1_china-marco-polo-bill-frederick" target="_blank">China 'You Are Watching Flowers From a Galloping Horse,' Said the Guide to the Visitors From the Other Side of the World. But What Flowers They Were</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, July 21, 1985. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-07-21/news/0310380141_1_china-marco-polo-bill-frederick.
Blumenstyk, Goldie. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-05-16/news/0300100298_1_frederick-china-hong-kong" target="_blank">Frederick Takes Off for China Orlando Delegation Leaves on Trip of 'Trade and Friendship'</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, May 16, 1985. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-05-16/news/0300100298_1_frederick-china-hong-kong.
Blumenstyk, Goldie. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-10-24/news/0150380284_1_gazebo-pagoda-china" target="_blank">Frederick Wants to Place a Chinese Gazebo in Park</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, October 24, 1987. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-10-24/news/0150380284_1_gazebo-pagoda-china.
"<a href="http://www.visitguilin.org/index.php/en/sightseeing/57-attraction-list/117-two-rivers-and-four-lakes" target="_blank">Two Rivers and Four Lakes</a>." Visit Guilin - Guilin's Official Travel Website. http://www.visitguilin.org/index.php/en/sightseeing/57-attraction-list/117-two-rivers-and-four-lakes.
Alternative Title
Red Chinese Ting Construction
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Pagodas
Pavilions
Construction
Guilin (Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China)
Mayors--Florida--Orlando
Mayors--China
Monuments--Southern States
Contributor
Borawski, Gianna
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photograph, 1988.
Is Part Of
<a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/" target="_blank">City of Orlando Archives</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/admin/collections/show/77" target="_blank">Central Florida Monuments Collection</a> RICHES of Central Florida.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/cflmonuments" target="_blank">Hidden in Plain Sight: A Selection of Central Florida Monuments</a>." RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
640 KB
Medium
1 color photograph
Type
Still Image
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Contributing Project
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=525" target="_blank">Dr. Anne Lindsay</a>'s Public History: Principles and Techniques Undergraduate Class
Curator
Borawski, Gianna
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Chinese
City of Orlando
construction
Downtown Orlando
Frederick, Bill
Guilin, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China
Lake Eola
Lake Eola Park
mayor
Mayor of Orlando
monument
orlando
pagoda
pavilion
ting
Ying, Nelson
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Title
Thomas Cook Collection
Alternative Title
Cook Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Orange County (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Weeki Wachee (Fla.)
Winter Haven (Fla.)
Osceola County (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Description
Collection of digital images, postcards, documents, and other records from the private collection of Thomas Cook. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Orange County, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Osceola County, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Rights Holder
All items in the <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a> are provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
Has Part
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103" target="_blank">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
External Reference
<span>Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank"><em>Lost Orlando</em></a></span><span> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.</span>
"<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
<span>Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
<span>Osborne, Ray. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/253374549" target="_blank"><em>Cape Canaveral</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008.</span>
<span>Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank"><em>The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</em></a></span><span>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002.</span>
<span>Pelland, Maryan, and Dan Pelland. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67516850" target="_blank"><em>Weeki Wachee Springs</em></a><span>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005.</span>
<span>Flekke, Mary M., Sarah E. MacDonald, and Randall M. MacDonald. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85451307" target="_blank"><em>Cypress Gardens</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2006.</span>
Still Image
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Original Format
7 color digital images
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Title
Lake Eola Park, 2001
Alternative Title
Lake Eola Park
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Lakes--Florida
Parks--Florida
Fountains--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Description
Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando, Florida, 2001. Lake Eola and its surrounding park is one of the unusual features that sets Orlando apart from other cities. In the middle of the lake rests the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain, Orlando's unofficial symbol. The fountain was installed in 1912, costing $10,000. In 1957, a replacement originally called the Centennial Fountain was installed, costing $350,000. <br /><br />From its earliest days, Downtown Orlando was situated on the west side of the lake. As the town grew into a city, Lake Eola continued to be a focal point for the inhabitants, who used the lake for bathing, swimming and fishing, and its shores picnicking, listening to concerts, and participating in religious services. Much of the land around Lake Eola was donated to Orlando by Jacob Summerlin who designated that it be a public park. It has remained one ever since. The rest of the park land was donated by the Musselwhite Family and Mayor Frank Sperry.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2001: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
Date Created
2001
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
94 KB
122 KB
84 KB
187 KB
166 KB
149 KB
109 KB
Medium
7 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
<span>"</span><a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/parks/lake-eola-park/" target="_blank">Lake Eola Park</a><span>." City of Orlando. http://www.cityoforlando.net/parks/lake-eola-park/.</span>
<span>Dickinson, Joy Wallace. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53872607" target="_blank"><em>Orlando: City of Dreams</em></a><span>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003.</span>
<span>Rajtar, Steve. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
Transcript
LAKE EOLA PARK
Lake Eola Park is the most historic and widely recognized symbol of the City of Orlando. It was established in 1883 as the City's first public park after Orlando homesteaders Jacob and Fanny Summerlin donated the lake and some of the surrounding land to the City. Though formally titled Summerlin Park under terms of the original gift, the Park is most commonly known by its informal name, Lake Eola Park.
Eola's open space was enlarged in 1907 with a gift of land from S. Waters and Georgia L. Howe. In 1914, the Park's present boundaries were established with property donations from J. P. and Theresa Musselwhite, St. Luke's Cathedral, E. F. and Mary W. Sperry, C. F. and Jenny E. Grannis, and May W. and Frederick A. Strong. A final parcel was donated in 1956 by Orlando Lodge No. 1079 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
The landmark fountain, situated in the middle of Lake Eola, was built by the Orlando Utilities Commission in 1957 at the urging of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce. Dedicated as Centennial Fountain, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the City's first settlement, it was renamed the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain in 1965 to honor one of Orlando's most prominent business and civic leaders.
Other important reminders of Orlando's history are located within the Park, including a monument in memory of Orlando Reeves, the City's namesake, located near the site where he died in 1835.
One hundred and five years after the Summerlins' gift, Lake Eola Park was redesigned and redeveloped. With its historic elements restored, the Park was rededicated to the people of Orlando by Mayor Bill Frederick on June 30, 1988.
Bill Frederick
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City Commissioners
Glenda E. Hood
Mary I. Johnson
Jeff B. Clark
"City of Orlando, Florida"
"The City Beautiful"
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Pat Schwartz
Nap Ford
Mable Butler
Allen, Linton E.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Butler, Mable
Centennial Fountain
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City of Orlando
Clark, Jeff B.
Cook, Thomas
Downtown Orlando
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Ford, Nap
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Frederick, Bill
Grannis, C. F.
Grannis, Jenny E.
Hood, Glenda E.
Howe, Georgia L.
Johnson, Mary I.
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Lake Eola
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Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain
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Mayor of Orlando
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Musselwhite, J. P.
Musselwhite, Theresa
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Pratt, Mary W.
Reeves, Orlando
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Sperry, Frank Ezra
Sperry, Mary W. Pratt
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Strong, Frederick A.
Strong, May W.
Summerlin Park
Summerlin, Fanny
Summerlin, Jacob
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The City Beautiful
Waters, S.