Villa City

Villa City (HM19MA)

Location: Groveland, FL 34736 Lake County
Buy Florida State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 28° 37.11', W 81° 51.023'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 565 views
Inscription
On this site in 1885, George Thomas King, founder of Villa City, built an estate that was the showplace of the area. By 1895, the town had a post office, school, church, hotel, photographic studio, dispensary and 35 homes. The citrus based community flourished until the Big Freeze of 1894-95. A small warm spell after a devastating Dec. 29 freeze, filled the trees with sap. Snow then fell in the evening of Feb. 7, 1895. The frozen trees exploded when the warming sun returned. Their hopes and dreams broken, the settlers left. The last original house, the Gano house, was demolished in 1968, but the beauty of the area remains.
Details
HM NumberHM19MA
Tags
Marker NumberF-354
Year Placed1995
Placed ByVilla City Homeowners Assn. Feb. 7, 1995 in cooperation with the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 9:44am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 416868 N 3166015
Decimal Degrees28.61850000, -81.85038333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 37.11', W 81° 51.023'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 37' 6.60" N, 81° 51' 1.38" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)352
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6325 Lake Emma Rd, Groveland FL 34736, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. This marker needs at least one picture.
  8. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  9. Is the marker in the median?