Road to Clifton
Dublin Core
Title
Road to Clifton
Alternative Title
Road to Clifton
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Description
The road to Clifton Springs, a spring in Oviedo, Florida, in the early 1900s. Clifton Springs was named in honor of the hometown of Dr. Henry Foster, a wealthy grower from Lake Charm in Oviedo. Originally called White's Wharf, the site marks the approximate location where John Bartram and William Bartram camped during their excursion along the St. Johns River in 1765-1766. William G. White migrated to the area in the late 1870s and built a store here in 1879. White moved his store to Orlando in the 1880s. Many Oviedo residents used the site as the location for their annual May picnics, which began in 1880. The picnics were hosted by a joint committee of the local Baptist and Methodist churches. The wharf is now known as Hiley's Fish Camp. The road featured in this photograph is now Florida State Road (SR) 419.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
ca. 1900-1909
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1900-1909
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Has Version
"Road to Clifton by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6965.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
389 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Clifton Springs, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Reagan
External Reference
"WHITE'S WHARF (Clifton Springs)." Waymarking. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH53_WHITES_WHARF_Clifton_Springs.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Road to Clifton,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6964.