1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/7c9ba4e3bb9527502badbee8c595bc7c.jpg 25f7cf5c89396163caa8cd2b0b2278f1 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 768 Height 1024 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 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 Churches of Sanford Collection Subject Sanford (Fla.) Churches--Florida Alternative Title Sanford Churches Collection Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the religious history of Sanford, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. 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 for 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 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. Contributor MacDonald, Kathleen Smith, Austin 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 All Souls Catholic Church, Sanford, Florida New Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Sanford, Florida St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Sanford, Florida St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Sanford, Florida St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sanford, Florida Trinity United Methodist Church, Sanford, Florida Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Sanford, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Joiner, E. Earl. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/348410" target="_blank">A History of Florida Baptists</a>. Jacksonville, Fla: Printed by Convention Press, 1972. Flewellyn, Valada S. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320804616">African Americans of Sanford</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009. Bailey, Julius. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59879767">Around the Family Altar: Domesticity in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1865-1900</a>. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2005. Gannon, Michael. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1310797" target="_blank">The Cross in the Sand: The Early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870</a>. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1965. 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 color digital image 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 St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church Alternative Title St. James AME Church Subject Sanford (Fla.) Churches--Florida African Americans--Florida--Sanford Buildings--Florida African Methodist Episcopal Church Description View of St. James AME Church from the intersection of Cypress Avenue and East 9th Street. The church itself was founded in 1867 at another location off of Mellonville Avenue. In 1880, the church purchased land at the current location from the Florida Land and Colonization Company, which was operated by General Henry Shelton Sanford. After constructing several temporary structures, the church assigned African American architect Prince Spears to design the current red brick building. Spears created a building with a late gothic revival architectural style. Construction started in 1910 and ended in 1913. Reverend William H. Brown oversaw the project, but died prior to the building's completion. St. James AME Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Creator Smith, Austin Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2010-12-19 Format image/jpeg Extent 285 KB Language eng Type Still Image Coverage Sanford, Florida Spatial Coverage 28.80468, -81.263503 Temporal Coverage 1910-01-01/2010-12-19 Accrual Method Item Creation Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Smith, Austin Vickers, Savannah Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> External Reference Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009. American Dreams, Inc. "Florida - Seminole County." National Register of Historic Places. Rivers, Larry E., and Canter Brown. Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. Bailey, Julius. Around the Family Altar: Domesticity in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1865-1900. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2005. Wilson, Dreck Spurlock. African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945. New York: Routledge, 2004. External Reference Title <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320804616">African Americans of Sanford</a> "<a href="http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/fl/Seminole/state.html" target="_blank">Florida - Seminole County</a>" <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57653854">Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895</a> a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59879767">Around the Family Altar: Domesticity in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1865-1900 <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52160103">African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945</a> Transcript ST. JAMES AME CHURCH FLORIDA HERITAGE Source Original color digital image by Austin Smith, December 19, 2010. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/65" target="_blank">Churches of Sanford Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Provenance Originally created by Austin Smith and owned by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. 9th Street Brown, William H. Cypress Avenue National Register of Historic Places Ninth St. Ninth Street Spears, Prince St. James St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church St. James AME St. James AME Church St. James Church