By the mid-1880s, Sanford, Florida had become a major distribution center due to the city's strategic location along Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River. Even before Florida obtained statehood, steamboats frequented the St. Johns River carrying U.S. Army soldiers to Fort Mellon, located on the shores of Lake Monroe, to defend the area against Native Americans during the Seminole Wars. Steamboats were used at the fort and during the Battle of Camp Monroe to relocate Seminoles, explore the St. Johns River, and to distribute military forces. During the second half of the 1830s, steamboats were used to tow barges from the river to Lake Monroe in order to stimulate trade. 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.
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Depth: 6.6 ft.
Length: 160 ft.
Tonnage: 548 gross and 395 net.
Rig: sidewheel.
Official number: 126081.
Year built: 1882, Wilmington, Delaware.]]>
State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.]]>
State Library and Archives of Florida]]>
http://floridamemory.com/items/show/161135.]]>
Postcard Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.]]>
Sanford Riverfront Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
State Library and Archives of Florida and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Episode 56 features interviews with Linda Lee and Geraldine Mathew, two women who worked as farmworkers in Apopka in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Lee and Matthew discuss the social conditions of African-American farmworkers and their attempts to organize. Farmworkers like Geraldine Mathew and Linda Lee along with the Office for Farmworker Ministry successfully organized numerous programs and protests to improve the lives of local area farmers.]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida]]>
Mosquito County, a massive county south of St. Johns County that consisted of much of Central Florida, was established in 1824. In 1845, Mosquito County was renamed Orange County when Florida earned statehood. This new county included present-day Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Volusia counties. Orange County was named so for the area's major fruit crop: oranges. The area was devastated by a freeze during the winter of 1895-1896, which allowed for subsequent land speculators to initiate a land boom in Florida, with Orlando becoming a "boom town." Seminole County separated from Orange on April 25, 1913 and was named for the Seminole tribes that originally inhabited the area. In the early-1900s, Seminole County was known for its agricultural development and close proximity to shipping lanes. By the 1920s, citizens in Seminole County, particularly in Sanford, soon shifted their interests in making the area a tourist destination.]]>
Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida]]>
In 1871, General Henry S. Sanford (1823-1891) began clearing land and planting citrus groves. He began planting citrus groves at St. Gertrude, an orange grove named after his wife. By 1873, General Sanford moved his orange growing endeavors to Belair, a tract of 145 acres three miles from Sanford. In 1894, General Sanford and other citrus growers suffered greatly as a result of record low and freezing temperatures. Since all of the year's crop yield was damaged as well as the trees, farmers in Sanford relied on celery as a new crop and source of income. Local business Chase & Company continued growing citrus and took over the operations at Belair to become one of Sanford's largest employers during the early twentieth century.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Sanford Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.]]>
A Preliminary Report of Zinc Sulphate as a Corrective for Bronzing of Tung Trees. Other topics discussed in the letter include issues surrounding packaging and shipments in the Florida citrus industry and innovative cooling systems used to ship fruits and vegetables out of Jacksonville.
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 Collection (MS 14), box 3, folder 13.48, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 3, folder 13.48, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Citrus Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
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Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.]]>
Chase & Company was established by Joshua Chase and his brother Sydney in 1884. 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.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
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Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.]]>
Chase & Company was established by Joshua Chase and his brother Sydney in 1884. 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.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
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Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District and R.F. Cooper.]]>
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Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford Florida.]]>
Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford Florida.]]>
Creative Sanford, Inc. Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Román-Toro.]]>
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Florida Grower on the Sanford State Farmers' Market in 1940. The article also discusses other features of Central Florida.
The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry M. 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 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.]]>
Florida Grower, May 1940, pages 6 and 12: State Farmers' Market Collection, Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Florida Grower, May 1940, pages 6 and 12.]]>
Florida Grower, May 1940, pages 6 and 12..]]>
Florida Grower, May 1940.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Florida Grower.]]>
Florida Grower and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Celery Soup: Florida's Folk Life Play production of Remade - Not Bought. Ford was raised in Sanford, Florida, and lived there until she graduated from Seminole High School in 1973. She returned to Sanford around 2009 and became involved with Celery Soup, a community theater project operated by Creative Sanford.
This interview was conducted by Drew Fedorka on November 16, 2013, and focuses on the historical figure and character of Dr. George H. Starke, an African-American physician in Georgetown in Sanford. Other topics include Ford's biographical information, her decision to return back to Sanford after 36 years elsewhere, how she became involved with Creative Sanford and Celery Soup, her involvement in Touch and Go and Remade - Not Bought, and segregation.]]>
UCF Public History Center in Sanford, Florida.]]>
00:12 Ford's biographical information
00:56 Interest in Sanford's history
01:30 Interest in Creative Sanford, Inc.
02:08 Characters Ford plays in Remade - Not Bought
03:13 Role of community theater in remembering history
06:55 Choice of scenes in Remade - Not Bought
10:12 History with creative license
11:24 Dr. George H. Starke
13:33 Childhood memories of Dr. Starke
14:15 Linking memory of Sanford to specific people
15:47 Dr. Starke's office and his role in the community
17:34 Messages behind Celery Soup plays
20:39 Role of Celery Soup in the healing process
21:18 Closing remarks]]>
UCF Public History Center. November 16, 2013. Audio/video record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida]]>
UCF Public History Center. November 16, 2013. Audio/video record available. UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.]]>
UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Episode 24 features a discussion of Willard Gatch and the Gatch Family farm equipment housed at the Lake County Historical Museum, located at 217 West Main Street in Tavares, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Mark Howard Long and Dr. Connie L. Lester of the University of Central Florida, as well as Willard Gatch.]]>
A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]>
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A History of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]>
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Special thanks for Heritage Marker #3 was given to Patricia Ann Black (1956-), the daughter of Pilgrim Black (1905-2002) and Lula Mae Haynes Black (1917-2007). Her father, Pilgrim, was featured on the marker. Pilgrim was born in 1905, although some records list 1907 as his birth year. Pilgrim and Lula Mae Haynes (1917-2007) Black were migrant crew leaders, and thus migrated to Wayne County in Upstate New York in the summers and back to their home in Sanford for the rest of the year. Pilgrim was the son of Harry Black (d. 1911) and Maggie Benjamin Black (ca. 1870-ca. 1934), who migrated to Sanford from South Carolina in the 1800s. Harry and Maggie had several children: Leckward Black, Mustar Black, Malachi Black, Leatha Black Walker (1889-1976), Pilgrim Black, Margaret Black Jones (1889-1976), and Harriett Black Lawson. In 1911, Harry owned a grocery store at 206 South Sanford Avenue. One day, he came home from work with pneumonia and passed away shortly thereafter. Pilgrim was nine years old when his father passed away. Maggie was the daughter of former slaves, Isaac and Roseanna Benjamin, and the sister of Nathan Benjamin, Pledge Benjamin, Sam Benjamin, Loui Benjamin, Chainey Benjamin, Lara Benjamin, Melvina Benjamin, and Katie Benjamin.
Pilgrim had to quit school at age 11 in order to provide for his mother, originally working in a mill house until he was 18 years old. After declining a management position, he traveled to Wayne County to pick cherries, apples, pears, and other crops. He broke a bone after falling from an apple tree his first year and decided to try farm labor on a potato farm in Red Creek, New York, instead. Don Holdridge, the farmer who owned the land, noted Pilgrim's high rate of productivity and offered him a management position supervising up to thirty workers at once, which he accepted. While in Sanford, Pilgrim also worked as a foreman in Sanford for Chase & Company for over 30 years. He married Lula in 1937 and they had several children together, including Vivian Louise Black (1940-); Lula Yvonne Black (1942-); Charles Samuel Black (1945-); Pilgrim Black, Jr. (ca. 1947-), and Patricia Ann Black.]]>
Department of Recreation, City of Sanford, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Department of Recreation, City of Sanford]]>
Patricia Black Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Department of Recreation of the City of Sanford.]]>
Department of Recreation of the City of Sanford and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District and Ralph Hammond.]]>
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Museum of Seminole County History, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
0:00:17 Slovak immigrants in Oviedo
0:00:52 Importance of the church
0:01:19 Celery industry
0:01:46 Judge R. W. Ware’s praise of Oviedo
0:02:22 Driving a Ford Model T
0:02:52 Florida State Road 426 and visiting Orlando
0:03:28 Grocery and clothes shopping
0:04:22 Increase in drug use
0:05:12 How students have changed over time
0:05:55 Future of the city, the state, and the country]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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0:00:40 Family background in agriculture
0:11:32 Celery farming
0:12:06 RECORDING CUTS OFF
0:12:07 Celery farming
0:20:23 Bleaching celery
0:25:34 Childhood memories of mules
0:29:13 Working in the fields
0:31:01 How Oviedo has changed over time
0:33:13 Arrival of Walt Disney World and the University of Central Florida
0:38:11 Evolution of the citrus industry
0:42:27 Central Florida weather
0:43:28 Cattle industry
0:45:19 College education
0:45:46 Plane crash near Oviedo High School
0:48:58 Relationship between the Oviedo community and the Sanford Naval Training Center
0:50:40 Fire ants in Florida
0:55:06 Closing remarks]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Linda McKnight Batman Oral History Project Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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0:02:26 Working on farms
0:05:24 Segregation in education and sports
0:08:03 Farmers in Georgia
0:11:11 Picking oranges
0:15:08 Working in construction
0:16:12 Parents and sister
0:16:49 Bolita and moonshine
0:18:07 Race relations in Sanford
0:22:49 Personal hygiene
0:24:51 Potbellied stoves
0:27:42 Television
0:29:46 Civil rights
0:33:34 Spirituality in the African-American community
0:34:48 Race and socio-economics
0:36:22 Picking apples and cherries
0:39:40 Military service and the draft
0:55:12 Life after military service
0:56:20 Wife and children
0:56:20 Community involvement and civil rights
1:01:56 Charlie Carson
1:03:41 Plans for the future
1:04:15 How Bookertown and Sanford have changed over time
1:11:15 Mary McLeod Bethune
1:13:48 Closing remarks]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Linda McKnight Batman Oral History Project Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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0:00:56 Growing up in Sanford and Charleston
0:04:33 Father’s gas station
0:05:13 Celery and gladiola farming
0:09:55 Working on a farm
0:14:07 Father’s service in the Navy
0:19:29 Parents and sister
0:23:04 How Sanford has changed over time
0:25:44 Employment history
0:29:05 World travel experiences
0:34:06 Retirement
0:37:15 Working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
0:40:11 Wife and children
0:45:25 Serving in the Army and the Air Force
0:55:04 Apollo 8
0:57:01 Closing remarks]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Linda McKnight Batman Oral History Project Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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The Oviedo Heritage, a supplement for The Oviedo Outlook, published on June 30, 1977. This article, by Donna Neely of the Oviedo Historical Society, chronicles the history of Oviedo, Florida. According to the article, Oviedo began on the south shore of Lake Jessup as a settlement called Solaria's Wharf. Some of its early settlers include Dr. Henry Foster, Joseph Watts, and Steen Nelson. Citrus and celery dominated the area's farmland, although Central Florida suffered a severe freeze in 1894. Oviedo suffered another disaster in 1914 when a fire wiped out much of the downtown section. Disaster hit again in 1929 with the Wall Street Crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. That same year, Oviedo's fruit crops were decimated by a fruit fly infestation. Another fire destroyed the Wheeler Fertilizer Plant in 1946. Nonetheless, Oviedo continued to grow, with new paved roads going to Geneva and Chuluota and the opening of the Citizens Bank of Oviedo in 1948. In 1949, Oviedo began receiving once-a-day bus service to Orlando from Greyhound Lines. By 1950, Oviedo was the second largest town in Seminole County, following Sanford. The Oviedo City Hall was built that same year and in 1968, Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) opened, bringing new residents to the area.]]>
The Oviedo Heritage, June 30, 1977: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
The Oviedo Outlook]]>
The Oviedo Heritage, June 30, 1977.]]>
The Oviedo Heritage '77, June 30, 1977." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5702.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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The Oviedo Outlook.]]>
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Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District and Homer L. Osborne.]]>
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Episode 26 explores the history of Oviedo, Florida, as it evolved from a rural community to suburbs. The podcast also features Downtown Oviedo's population of free-range chickens. Settlers brought chickens to Solary's Wharf, the south shore of Lake Jesup, around 1875. Many settlers grew a variety of crops, especially celery, and raised livestock. Despite rapid growth in more recent decades, many Oviedo residents yearn to maintain the small-town aura. Around 1994, a lone chicken appeared on Geneva Drive. A rooster was also seen, and within a few weeks, baby chickens appeared. The Oviedo Chickens have become popular in Oviedo and the surrounding areas, with entrepreneurs designing "I Break for Oviedo Chickens" bumper stickers and various t-shirts.]]>
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RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]>
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Episode 41 examines the history of Oviedo, Florida, a rapidly growing town situated on the outskirts or Orlando, and includes an interview with Dr. Richard Adicks.]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 1: Preview." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2477.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society in 2015.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Nelson and Company. 1989: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.]]>
Nelson and Company. 1989.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Advertisement." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6352.]]>
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Loading Celery. 2003: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.]]>
Loading Celery. 2003.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Joe Lee on Charles Simeon Lee's Celery Farm." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5649.]]>
Joe Lee on Charles Simeon Lee's Farm." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6354.]]>
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Duda Celery Farm. 2004: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.]]>
Duda Celery Farm. 2004.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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0:01:27 Sanford Grammar School
0:05:17 Teachers and school activities
0:11:28 Layout of the school
0:12:54 School clubs, sports, and extracurricular activities
0:15:02 Memories with siblings and classmates
0:18:15 Career
0:21:38 May Day
0:22:50 High school and physical education
0:27:54 Pig'n'Whistle
0:30:3 Keeping in touch with classmates
0:32:47 School memories
0:37:01 World War II
0:39:50 Closing remarks]]>
Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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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.]]>
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Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]>
Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]>
Oakland Nature Preserve Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
FloridAgriculture, a magazine published by the Florida Farm Bureau (FFB). The bureau was formed in 1941, when Florida Citrus Growers, Inc. was reorganized as the Florida Farm Bureau, affiliated with American Farm Bureau Federation. The FFB represents Florida farmers in the Florida Legislature, studies agricultural practices, and offers insurance products for its members. This article discusses the history of Lake Apopka and its pollution, and describes research findings by Dr. Richard B. Forbes, a chemist working at the Sanford Agricultural Research and Education Center. The article also describes efforts by the Central Florida Agricultural Institute (CFAI) to stop pollution in the lake. The CFAI was a non-profit corporation formed to represent the Zellwood farmers operating on Lake Apopka's north shore and investigate potential methods to reduce pollution. The article claims that the CFAI had donated $50,000 to the Sanford Agricultural Research and Education Center and was working on reservoir systems to prevent polluted discharge water from entering the lake.
Lake Apopka is one of Florida’s largest lakes and was once considered to be one of the world’s best lakes for bass fishing. The lake’s sport fish population began to decline in the 1960s, with major die-offs occurring almost yearly. The lake’s problems are generally considered to be the result of over-nutrification from various sources. Twenty thousand acres of wetlands bordering the lake’s north shore were drained in the 1940s and used for highly fertile "muck farms." These farms were routinely flooded to protect the fragile soil, and the fertilizer and pesticide-laden water was then discharged back into the lake prior to each growing season. Other sources of pollution include discharge from citrus processing operations, as well as treated wastewater from sewage plants. The nutrient-rich discharge promoted algae growth in the lake, turning the water to a green color, and blocked sunlight from reaching aquatic vegetation, which provided food and habit to the lake’s fish population. The lake’s bottom soil became increasingly “mucky,” also disrupting aquatic vegetation from taking root.
Restoration work on the lake began in the 1960s with attempts by various agencies to remove “trash fish,” such as gizzard shad, from the lake via seining, which would hopefully allow the lake’s sportfish to thrive. The Lake Apopka Restoration Council, an initiative formed under Governor Claude Kirk (1926-2011) in 1967, launched several studies to find methods to improve the lake, though no serious action was taken. Various methods were debated to restore the lake through the 1970s and 1980s, including “drawdown,” which entailed completely draining the lake to allow the mucky bottom to consolidate. Restoration attempts were stalled for lack of funding and research.
The Lake Apopka Restoration Council was reformed in 1985 under Governor Bob Graham (b. 1936), and, in 1987, the Surface Water and Improvement Management Act was passed. Together, these actions allowed comprehensive restoration plans to take shape, such as the Marsh Flow-way, a project by the St John’s Water Management District that uses natural methods to remove nutrients from the lake. The Friends of Lake Apopka, a citizen Environmental advocacy group, began to push for further restoration efforts in the 1990s. The lake’s north shore muck farms were eventually purchased by the State of Florida, helping to reduce the amount of nutrient entering the lake.]]>
FloridAgriculture, May 1973: binder 1973, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]>
FloridAgriculture]]>
FloridAgriculture, May 1973.]]>
Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]>
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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FloridAgriculture.]]>
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Museum of Seminole County History in Sanford, Florida.]]>
0:01:42 Education
0:05:58 Riding bikes around Sanford
0:11:12 Experiences as a real estate broker
0:13:32 Celery industry and citrus industry
0:22:54 Growing up in Sanford
0:24:01 Running a paper route
0:27:51 Working in a grocery store and as a golf caddy
0:29:24 Serving in the Navy
0:32:27 Community involvement
0:37:17 Wife, children, and grandchildren
0:41:03 Farmers in Sanford
0:43:36 Growing citrus
0:48:35 Closing remarks]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
16-page digital transcript by Savannah Vickers: White, Garnett. Interviewed by Joseph Morris. October 13, 2011. Audio record available. Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Linda McKnight Batman Oral History Project Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. 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 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.]]>
The Sanford Herald, July 29, 1969: State Farmers' Market Collection, Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
The Sanford Herald]]>
The Sanford Herald, July 29, 1969.]]>
The Sanford Herald, July 29, 1969.]]>
The Sanford Herald, July 29, 1969.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
The Sanford Herald, July 29, 1969.]]>
The Sanford Herald.]]>
The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Sanford Herald on the planned construction of the Sanford State Farmers' Market in 1934. The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry M. 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 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.]]>
The Sanford Herald, June 14, 1934: State Farmers' Market Collection, Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
The Sanford Herald]]>
The Sanford Herald, June 14, 1934.]]>
The Sanford Herald, June 14, 1934.]]>
The Sanford Herald, June 14, 1934.]]>
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.]]>
Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
The Sanford Herald.]]>
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Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.103, item CC47, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.103, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.100, item CC79, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
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Slavia was established in 1911 when the Slavia Colony Company purchased about 1,200 acres of land west of Oviedo. The earliest settlers of the community came from rural areas in Central Europe who were attracted to Florida's warm climate and rich soil. By the mid-1920s, celery became Slavia's leading cash crop.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.100, item CC4, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
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Slavia was established in 1911 when the Slavia Colony Company purchased about 1,200 acres of land west of Oviedo. The earliest settlers of the community came from rural areas in Central Europe who were attracted to Florida's warm climate and rich soil. By the mid-1920s, celery became Slavia's leading cash crop.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, item CC3, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
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Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.100, item CC8, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 213, folder 15.101, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
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Chase & Company also converted to celery cultivation and by 1898, celery became the crop synonymous to Sanford. Chase & Co. 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.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 215, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 215, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.]]>
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.]]>
Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.]]>
Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.]]>
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. Sanford Museum. Tag number DP0008186. Central Florida Memory.]]>
The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933.]]>
Sanford Museum.]]>
Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
The Sanford Herald, Who's Who of 1933, Vol. 24, No. 157, April 29, 1933, page 24.]]>
The Sanford Herald.]]>
The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
FACTS: Seminole Florida: The Celery County. (Seminole County, FL: Seminole Agricultural Club and Oviedo Agricultural Club): Celery Collection, Agricultural Collection, Museum of Seminole County History.]]>
FACTS: Seminole Florida: The Celery County. (Seminole County, FL: Seminole Agricultural Club and Oviedo Agricultural Club).]]>
Museum of Seminole County History.]]>
Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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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.]]>
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.]]>
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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.]]>
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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.]]>
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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.]]>
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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.]]>
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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.]]>
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Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando) in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s.]]>
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.]]>
Celery Field, Orlando, Fla.." Tag number DP0008256, Central Florida Memory.]]>
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.]]>
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Homebuyer, Spring 2000: Private Collection of Colene Ward.]]>
Homebuyer]]>
Homebuyer, Spring 2000.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
Homebuyer.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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Oviedo's earliest settlers grew citrus and celery on the area's mucky, rich topsoil. While citrus was the dominant crop for sometime, celery took the lead after the Great Freeze of 1894-1895, which destroyed many citrus groves in the Central Florida area. Oviedo's celery industry flourished, especially during World War II, and thus contributed to Central Florida's unprecedented growth and development during that period.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society by Thelma Lee Clonts.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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Joe Lee on Charles Simeon Lee's Farm." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6354.]]>
Loading Celery by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6932.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society by Thelma Lee Clonts in August of 1997.]]>
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Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
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The Oviedo Outlook published in 1979 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Oviedo, Florida. The newspaper begins with a brief history of Oviedo, followed by articles devoted to important members of the community, including Evelyn Cheek Lundy and John Lundy, Thad Lee Lingo, Jr. and Lacy Aire Lingo, Clare Wheeler Evans, Wayne Jacobs and Karen Jansen Jacobs, Thomas Moon, Marguerite Partin, Frank Wheeler, Katherine Lawton, Tom Estes, Ed Yarborough and Ima Jean Bostick Yarborough, Virginia Balkcom Mikler, Paul Mikler, Sparks Lingo Ridenour and John Ridenour, Ray "Rex" Clonts and Thelma Lee Clonts, Jean Jordan and Harold Jordan, the Malcolm family, Edward Duda, Penny Mitchem Olliff and Leon Olliff, Louise Wheeler Martin and Bill Martin, Miriam "Mimi" Wheeler Bruce and Douglas Allen, Viola Smith, and Cay Westerfield.]]>
The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition, 1979: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
The Oviedo Outlook]]>
The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition, 1979.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
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The Oviedo Outlook.]]>
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The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. This article argues the need for Seminole County to develop a cooperative for celery growers. Seminole County, especially Sanford, was well-known in the late 19th and early 20th century for its celery industry. The origins of Sanford's connection to celery farming began on December 26, 1894, when a freeze damaged the area's citrus groves. They 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. By 1898, celery became the crop synonymous to Sanford, with the town earning the nickname "Celery City."]]>
The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
The Central Florida Press]]>
The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.]]>
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.]]>
Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]>
The Central Florida Press.]]>
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The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article reports news in Slavia, an unincorporated community southwest of Oviedo, Florida. News topics include the silver wedding anniversary of Andrew Jakubcin and Barbara Jakubcin; the annual meeting of the Slavia Drainage District, the return of Andrew Duda, John Duda, and Joe Mikler from Chicago; and the shipment of vegetables, especially celery, from Slavia.]]>
The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 3: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
The Central Florida Press]]>
The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 3.]]>
The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.]]>
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The Oviedo Heritage, a supplement for The Oviedo Outlook, published on June 30, 1977. This article describes the history of Andrew Duda, Sr., a celery and citrus farmer and early pioneer in Slavia, an unincorporated community southwest of Oviedo, Florida. Duda immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.]]>
The Oviedo Heritage, June 30, 1977: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]>
The Oviedo Outlook]]>
The Oviedo Heritage, June 30, 1977.]]>
The Oviedo Heritage '77, June 30, 1977." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5702.]]>
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Oviedo, Circa 1960. 1982: Private Collection of Betty Reagan.]]>
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Oviedo, Circa 1960. 1982.]]>
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Wheeler married George Lee in 1908 and the couple later had three children: Clara Lee Wheeler Evans (1917-2010); Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Jr. (1920-2006); and Miriam Louise Wheeler (b. 1922). In 1908, Wheeler partnered with C .F. Brannon and Steen Nelson to operate the Nelson Brothers packinghouse. In 1923, Wheeler purchased the company and renamed it Nelson & Company, Inc. Wheeler also served on the Seminole County Commission and the Oviedo City Council. He was also seminal in organizing the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Citrus Mutual, and the Citizens Bank of Oviedo.]]>
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Nelson and Company by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6930.]]>
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The Seminole Outlook: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.]]>
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Loading Celery by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6932.]]>
The Seminole Outlook.]]>
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Joe Lee on Charles Simeon Lee's Celery Farm." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5649.]]>
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Duda Celery Farm by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6936.]]>
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