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Lastinger Family were first to settle pioneer Lake Placid

Lastinger Family were first to settle pioneer Lake Placid

Joshua Berrien Lastinger decided that his idea of a garden paradise was the wild lake country of southern Highlands County.
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Lyman Twins of Altamonte were famous on the Vaudeville stage

Lyman Twins of Altamonte were famous on the Vaudeville stage

The comedians settled in Seminole County after retiring from a 15-year career, thrilling audiences around the country.
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The Last Cowgirl of Lake Mary

The Last Cowgirl of Lake Mary

Griffin Farm is the crown jewel of Lake Mary’s midtown. Until recently, it was the lifelong home of Lillian Humphrey Griffin.
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Rounding Wagner’s Curve

Rounding Wagner’s Curve

Hidden beneath suburban Winter Springs is the old village of Wagner and its once infamous dead man’s curve.
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Webb’s Citrus Candy: Central Florida Favorite since 1928

Webb’s Citrus Candy: Central Florida Favorite since 1928

What started as two women making tropical treats for their friends was made stalwart by the Taylor and Webb families.
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Tom the Turkey of Pabor Lake

Tom the Turkey of Pabor Lake

Every town needs a mascot. In the Pabor Lake it was a friendly fowl, who narrowly evaded becoming Thanksgiving dinner.
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The True Spirit of Cassadaga

The True Spirit of Cassadaga

While sitting beneath the long porch that runs the length of the Cassadaga Hotel, I have a good view of Stevens Street and Harmony Hall. In…
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Robin Mimna
Brighton, Florida: Ghost town that was almost a county seat

Brighton, Florida: Ghost town that was almost a county seat

“Here will soon be one of the busiest and most populous towns in Florida,” insisted one October 1925 announcement. Another advertisement…
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War of 17–92: Casselberry v. Fern Park

War of 17–92: Casselberry v. Fern Park

Gordon Barnett’s Fern Park was riding high until Hibbard Casselberry incorporated a new town smack dab in the middle.
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Southern States Feared Negro Domination

Southern States Feared Negro Domination

Nothing was more terrifying to wealthy landowners in the post-Confederate south than an empowered black electorate. The suffrage of the…
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Winter Springs was almost called Semoran

Winter Springs was almost called Semoran

A late bloomer relative to its neighbors, Winter Springs went through some growing pains including an intense debate over what its name…
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