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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10K5_orlando-army-air-base_Orlando-FL.html
Orlando Municipal Airport opened in 1928 on 65 acres of land north of Lake Underhill. In 1940, with Europe at war, the United States Army took over the airport for defense purposes, activating it as the Orlando Army Air Base on September 1, 1940. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10HZ_windermere-town-hall_Windermere-FL.html
The settlement of Windermere began in the mid-1880s when Englishman Stanley Scott built his home in the area, giving it and the surrounding orange groves the name of Windermere, in memory of the Lake Windermere region of England. Other settlers fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZL7_moseley-house_Eatonville-FL.html
Taylor Street is the eastern boundary of Eatonville and is the site of Jim and Matilda Clark Moseley's home. Matilda, or "Miss Tillie," as she was affectionately called, was the niece of Joseph Clark, Eatonville's founder and first mayor. Early dw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGW_carpentry-shop-museum_Maitland-FL.html
This historic workshop, built around 1883, was the site of William H. Waterhouse's woodworking and construction business. A pioneer settler and carpenter, Mr. Waterhouse built many of the early homes in Maitland and constructed the pews for he Fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGS_william-h-waterhouse-residence_Winter-Park-FL.html
This property has been placedon the National Register ofHistoric Places by theUnited States Departmentof the InteriorJuly 15, 1983
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZEY_railroading-in-maitland_Maitland-FL.html
Before the railroad to Lake Maitland, travelers boarded a steamboat in Jacksonville for the trip up the St. Johns River to Sanford. The St. Johns River is one of only three rivers in the United States that flows from south to north. Landing at San…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8U9_lake-lily-drive_Maitland-FL.html
This road was the first direct route from Northeast Florida to Maitland. It followed Maitland Avenue around this west side of Lake Lily and continued south on what is now Highway 17-92. During the Second Seminole War the United States Army used th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4LF_black-bear-trail_Maitland-FL.html
The Black Bear Trail, so named because it ran through the natural habitat of the black bear, was organized by The Black Bear Trail, Inc., an association of officials of Chambers of Commerce, boards of trade and cities lying along the route of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4LE_fort-maitland-maitland-lake-maitland_Maitland-FL.html
Fort Maitlandwas built in November 1838 by Lt. Col. Alexander C. W. Fanning, U.S.A. (1788-1848) on the military road connecting Fort Melon (Sanford) with Fort Gatlin (Orlando) and used as a stockade in the war between the United States and the Sem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4LD_first-presbyterian-church_Maitland-FL.html
This congregation was organized in 1882 by ten Presbyterian settlers under the direction of the Rev. W.G.F. Wallace when Maitland was a pioneer hamlet. The church building was constructed in 1883, and it is one of the oldest churches still in use …