Map of Goldsboro, Orange County, Florida
Dublin Core
Title
Map of Goldsboro, Orange County, Florida
Alternative Title
Map of Goldsboro
Subject
African Americans--Florida--Sanford
Sanford (Fla.)
Description
A plat of a handdrawn lot given to Orange County, Florida when Goldsboro was established. The map shows plots along Goldsboro Avenue (present-day West Thirteenth Street and Historic Goldsboro Avenue), Lincoln Street (present-day West Thirteenth Place), Blaine Street (present-day West Fourteenth Street), and Harrison Street (present-day West Sixteenth Street). The majority of the plots were owned by Florida Land and Colonization Company or Thorpe & Chappell.
Goldsboro is one of the historic African-American communities in Sanford, Florida. On December 1, 1891, William Clark, a storeowner and businessman, organized 19 other black registered voters to incorporate the town of Goldsboro, which was the second African-American city to be incorporated in Florida. Goldsboro's early economy was driven by rail yards, fields, groves, ice houses, and produce houses. A year after its incorporation, Goldsboro opened a school led by Katie Stubbins. Goldsboro's proximity to Sanford prevented it from expanding further west. Instead, the City of Sanford passed a resolution to absorb Goldsboro, despite opposition from the latter town's officials. Nonetheless, the Florida Legislature revoked Goldsboro's incorporation, in order to allow its absorption into Sanford on April 6, 1911. The identity of Goldsboro began to erode as the City of Sanford renamed several of its historical streets. In 2007, Goldsboro was included in plans for Sanford's revitalization efforts. In 2011, the Goldsboro Historical Museum was opened in the town at the site of its original post office.
Goldsboro is one of the historic African-American communities in Sanford, Florida. On December 1, 1891, William Clark, a storeowner and businessman, organized 19 other black registered voters to incorporate the town of Goldsboro, which was the second African-American city to be incorporated in Florida. Goldsboro's early economy was driven by rail yards, fields, groves, ice houses, and produce houses. A year after its incorporation, Goldsboro opened a school led by Katie Stubbins. Goldsboro's proximity to Sanford prevented it from expanding further west. Instead, the City of Sanford passed a resolution to absorb Goldsboro, despite opposition from the latter town's officials. Nonetheless, the Florida Legislature revoked Goldsboro's incorporation, in order to allow its absorption into Sanford on April 6, 1911. The identity of Goldsboro began to erode as the City of Sanford renamed several of its historical streets. In 2007, Goldsboro was included in plans for Sanford's revitalization efforts. In 2011, the Goldsboro Historical Museum was opened in the town at the site of its original post office.
Source
Copy of original map, 1891: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Date Created
1891
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of copy of original map, 1891.
Is Part Of
Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Goldsboro Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/tiff
Extent
380 MB
Medium
1 handdrawn plat
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Goldsboro, Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally owned by the Orange County Regional History Center.
Copy owned by the Sanford Museum.
Rights Holder
Copyright to the resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Firpo, Julio R.
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"The Rich History of Goldsboro." Goldsboro Historical Museum. http://www.goldsboromuseum.com/The-History-of-Goldsboro.html.
Robison, Jim. "Political Sham - The Rise and Fall of Goldsboro." The Orlando Sentinel, September 1, 1991. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-09-01/news/9108310447_1_sanford-goldsboro-hurston.
Robison, Jim. "A Tale Of 2 Cities In Sanford's Past: Goldsboro And Georgetown Get Credit For Creating A Hub." The Orlando Sentinel, September 20, 1992. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-09-20/news/9209180388_1_sanford-railroads-goldsboro.
Imperiale, Nancy. "Discovering A Lost City Historian Finds Surprising Past Of The Goldsboro Community." The Orlando Sentinel, May 20, 1990. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-05-20/news/9005190395_1_sanford-goldsboro-elliott.
González, Eloísa Ruano. "New Goldsboro history museum preserves town's forgotten lore." The Orlando Sentinel, November 12, 2011. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-11-12/news/os-goldsboro-history-museum-20111112_1_goldsboro-avenue-novelist-zora-neale-hurston-museum-documents.
Flewellyn, Valada Parker, and the Sanford Historical Society. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Transcript
Map of Goldsboro
Orange County Florida
Orange County Florida
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 handdrawn plat
Collection
Citation
“Map of Goldsboro, Orange County, Florida,” RICHES, accessed December 3, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2962.