There were no roads or rails when town founder Nathan Trowell came to Umatilla in 1852. Traveling was done on sand trails that led to the St. Johns River. Trowell c
The General Development Corporation (GDC) developed Port Charlotte in the late 1950’s. The community is located 25 miles north of Fort Myers and 35 miles south of Sarasota between the Peace and Myakka rivers. Port Charlotte has 165 miles of waterways with access to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico.
Port Charlotte is not an incorporated municipality, but the most-populated area in Charlotte County.
Local attractions include 9 golf courses, the Charlotte County Sports Park and Stadium, the 275-acre Tippecanoe Environmental Park, the Charlotte Players, the Cultural Center and the Charlotte Symp
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Englewood, on Cape Haze Peninsula is 85 miles south of Tampa and 50 miles north of Fort Myers straddling Sarasota and Charlotte counties and harbored by several small islands. The Class A Charlotte Rangers play ball in the 84-acre, 6,000-seat Texas Rangers Stadium.
Englewood, has been called the "Gem of the Suncoast," "the Heart of the Suncoast," "a bit of Heaven on Earth," "a place unspoiled by high rises and high prices," and "where the livin' is easy." Englewood is a tropical unincorporated community that straddles two counties, harbored by several small islands and beaches.
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Orange Park, Clay County's largest community was founded here in 1876 and, during the 1880s, was the center of considerable wealth. The town was named for the orange groves, which flourished here during that period. Previously, it had been known as Laurel Grove, the name of the old Kingsley plantation.
Local attractions include the Orange Park Mall and the Orange Park Greyhound Kennel Club.
Nearby communities include Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace (2.5 miles), Lakeside (4.5 miles), Fruit Cove (8 miles), Asbury Lake (10 miles), Jacksonville (11 miles), Green Cove Springs (12.5 miles), Penney Farms ( ...read more
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Spanish explorers were sailing off the shores of Boca Raton in the 1500s and found the natural harbor of Lake Boca Raton. The Spaniards are responsible for giving the city its name Boca, meaning "mouth" (a term used by seamen to describe a hidden rock that gnaws or frets a ship's cables), and Raton, meaning, "reef of hidden rocks." The city has five miles of beaches.
The Spanish "Boca de Ratones" means rat's mouth, a term used by seamen to describe a hidden rock which a ship's cable might rub againSt The numerous pink-colored buildings in Boca Raton add color to the community. In 1905, Joseph Sakai began the Yamato Colony
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