Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, 1991

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Title

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, 1991

Alternative Title

Weeki Wachee

Subject

Weeki Wachee (Fla.)
Spring Hill (Fla.)
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida

Description

Members of the Cepero family at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in 1991. Photographed from left to right are Dennis Cepero (b. 1986), Ray (née Raúl) Cepero (b. 1947), David Cepero (b. 1978), Laura Lynn Cepero (b. 1987), and Alicia Lynn Cepero (b. 1975).

Weeki Wachee, located at 6131 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, Florida, is best known for its famous tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. Weeki Wachee Springs features performances by underwater mermaids, a glass-bottom boat ride, and other natural attractions. The springs are named after the Seminole words for "little spring" or "winding river." In 1946, former U.S. Navy member Newt Perry (1908-1987) began to develop a tourist attraction at Weeki Wachee. By the 1950s, Weeki Wachee was one of the top tourist stops in the United States. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased the site in 1959 and continued to expand. In 2008, Weeki Wachee was taken over by the state of Florida as a state park.

Creator

Cepero, Nancy Lynn

Source

Original color photograph by Nancy Lynn Cepero, 1991: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.

Date Created

ca. 1991-06

Contributor

Cepero, Nancy Lynn

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original color photograph by Nancy Lynn Cepero, 1991.

Is Part Of

Format

image/jpg

Extent

127 KB

Medium

2 color photographs

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Spring Hill, Florida

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Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Nancy Lynn Cepero.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

"History of Weeki Wachee Springs." Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. http://weekiwachee.com/about-us/history-of-weeki-wachee-springs.html.
Pelland, Maryan, and Dan Pelland. Weeki Wachee Springs. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005.
Vickers, Lu, and Bonnie Georgiadis. Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thirty Years of Underwater Photography. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012.

Transcript

Weeki Wachee

Citation

Cepero, Nancy Lynn, “Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, 1991,” RICHES, accessed March 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4457.

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