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Dublin Core
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Title
Sanford Riverfront Collection
Description
The Sanford Riverfront Collection consists of images depicting the history and significance of Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River to the City of Sanford, Florida. The waterways that surround Sanford have provided transportation, commerce, defense, and leisure activities for the city's citizens and visitors since its creation in 1877.
Contributor
<a href="http://www.thehistorycenter.org/research/library" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/index.html" target="_blank">Sanford Historical Society, Inc.</a>
<a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=456" target="_blank">Sanford Museum</a>
<a href="http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/" target="_blank">State Library and Archives of Florida</a>
Alternative Title
Riverfront Collection
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
Riverfronts
Waterfronts--Florida
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Sanford Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Curator
Marra, Katherine
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
<em>The Seminole Herald</em><span>. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52633016" target="_blank"><em>Sanford: Our First 125 Years</em></a></span><span>. [Sanford, FL]: The Herald, 2002.</span>
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53015288" target="_blank"><em>Sanford</em></a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
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.
Original Format
1 black and white photonegative
Physical Dimensions
3 x 5 inch
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Title
Aerial View of Downtown Sanford on the St. John's River
Alternative Title
Downtown Sanford
Subject
Waterfront Districts
Lakes & ponds
Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
Saint Johns River (Fla.)
Sanford (Fla.)
Description
Downtown Sanford in the 1940s, including Memorial Park, City Hall, and the Municipal Zoo, just after being relocated from its original location. Veterans Memorial Park in Sanford, Florida. The bandshell is part of the original park design and construction that was completed in 1925. By 1927, a flagpole and fountain were dedicated in memory of World War I veterans. The park was renamed Veterans Memorial Park in 1973 when it was rededicated to the memory of veterans of all American wars.
The present-day Sanford area was originally inhabited by the Mayaca/Joroco natives by the time Europeans arrived. The tribe was decimated by war and disease by 1760 and was replaced by the Seminole Indians. In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain and Americans began to settled in the state. Camp Monroe was established in the mid-1830s to defend the area against Seminoles during the Seminole Wars. In 1836, the United States Army built a road (present-day Mellonville Avenue) to a location called 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. 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 or 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 Sanford 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, and 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 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 of 1971, effectively shifting the Central Florida economy towards tourism and residential development.
Source
Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photonegative: Print Collection, call number PR09758, Florida Photographic Collection, <a title="State Archives of Florida" href="http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_Researchers.cfm" target="_blank">State Library and Archives of Florida</a>, Tallahassee, Florida.
Publisher
<a title="State Archives of Florida" href="http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_Researchers.cfm" target="_blank">State Library and Archives of Florida</a>
Date Created
1940-01-01/1949-12-31
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch black and white photonegative on Florida Memory Project: Print Collection, call number PR09758, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida. <a title="Aerial view of downtown Sanford on the St. John's River" href="http://floridamemory.com/items/show/8213" target="_blank">http://floridamemory.com/items/show/8213</a>.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
69 KB
Medium
3 x 5 inch black and white photonegative
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.814197, -81.266041
Temporal Coverage
1940-01-01/1949-12-31
Accrual Method
Deposit
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the <a title="State Archives of Florida" href="http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_Researchers.cfm" target="_blank">State Library and Archives of Florida</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.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a title="Florida Memory Project" href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
<a title="RICHES MI" href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a title="State Archives of Florida" href="http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_Researchers.cfm" target="_blank">State Library and Archives of Florida</a>
External Reference
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). <em>Sanford</em>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
<em>The Seminole Herald</em>. <em>Sanford: Our First 125 Years</em>. [Sanford, FL]: The Herald, 2002.
"Sanford: a Brief History." City of Sanford. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=48.
External Reference Title
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53015288" target="_blank"><em>Sanford</em></a>
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52633016" target="_blank"><em>Sanford: Our First 125 Years</em></a>
"<a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=48" target="_blank">Sanford: A Brief History</a>"
Transcript
S-6 View of Downtown Sanford, Fla. on the St. John's River
Is Part Of
<a title="Print Collection" href="http://floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/collections/?id=37" target="_blank">Print Collection</a>, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/10" target="_blank">Sanford Riverfront Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Audience Education Level
SS.K.A.1.2; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.2.C.2.5; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.A.1.2; SS.3.C.2.1; SS.3.G.4.4; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.A.6.3; SS.4.E.1.2; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5 SS.8.A.4.5; SS.912.A.1.2; SS.912.A.1.4; SS.912.A.4.8; SS.912.W.1.3
Mediator
History Teacher
city hall
City of Sanford
Downtown Sanford
Memorial Park
Municipal Zoo
riverfront
St. John's River
Veterans Memorial Park