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Lake County 1945 Development Totals Break Records
Lake County reports 1944-45 assessed value of 38.76 million with citrus income exceeding 20 million. Data shows 14 000 new farm acres planted since 1945 with 7317 citrus acres cleared and set at 350 per acre, boosting county citrus and related industries. Real estate sales reached 6.43 million with significant activity in Eustis Mount Dora Clermont Groveland Tavares Umatilla Howey Lady Lake and other communities.
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Lake County
Chambeesee
Track Express
Florida
Sola
White Lake
Eustis Development
Mount Dora
George J. White
Pinecrest
Groveland
Tavares
Harold G. Hull
Charles G. Anderson
New Grove
Herman Dykes
Umatilla
Umatila
Henry Self
Howey
Dodge Taylor
Floridan Hotel and Country Club
Astatula
Douda Brothers
Lady Lake
H.A. Bates
W. B. Gibson
Montverde
C. H. Evans
Sorrento
Minneola
Mascotte
Altoona
Sylvan Shores
Lisbon
Ralph Battle
Minngola
W. T. Heddon
C. W. Porterfield
Charles Demko
H. A. Stein
George Gastfield