Mount Dora in the Past A humorous voyage to Lake Dora
J P Donnelly recounts a lecture request at the Mount Dora Yacht Club and his trek from Rock Springs to Lake Dora. He describes meeting Wells Fargo agent Fargo, wary Florida settlers, a harsh Georgia line, and a log cabin hospitality that tested his nerves. He recalls the lake’s first glance, his tired nature, and a mock genealogy joke about his chimpanzee ancestry as he leads into continued reminiscence.
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Dr. Dickson
Mount Dora
Dearie
Dan Galvin
Lake Dora
Florida
St. Johns River
United States
Toooi
Fargo
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Indian River
Rock Springs
Georgia
Doc
Williams
Florida communities rush to build and fund projects
Palm etto Tom ato shipments total 1231 cars. Lake City Shad Baking Company starts a 100000 plant. Miami spends 80000 to remodel a hotel for University of Miami admin. Graceville boasts West Florida’s largest cotton gin. Tampa counties issue 1500000 bonds for a new courthouse. Roads and schools rise across the state with multiple bond votes and new facilities.
Florida cities plan roads schools and plants in 1920s program
Western Railway Company chartered with 500000 capital. Wauchula Work starts on 408000 paving along Largo County road east of the city. Lake Wales 130000 bond vote for city improvements. Pensacola highway along gulf shore to Tampa and industrial survey by Junior Chamber. Chipley new Holmes Creek bridge. New Smyrna traffic signals. Melbourne Pan American Oil to build large distributing plant. DeLand 100000 elementary school on North Boston Avenue. Flagler Beach Florida Light & Power buys local plant. Gainesville contract for three buildings at state farm colony. Lake City Woodrow Wilson Highway under construction from Waycross to Lake Orlando 230000 bonds for paving several city streets. DeSoto work to start on first 40000 unit of South Florida Junior Baptist college. Tarpon Springs 65000 bath ing pier pavilion to be built. Stuart contract let at 97970 for widening and paving.
Florida Local Projects And Grants From Across The State
Infrastructure projects span multiple cities from Welaka to Dunedin with new hotels, chambers of commerce buildings, a new substation, street paving and lighting, sewer work, and a Seaboard All-Florida passenger station. Manatee County farmers report $6 million in Palmetto produce shipped this year.
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Manatee County
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J. P. Donnelly
Yacht Club
Matt Quay
Miami
Lake Eustis
Florida Weekly Industrial Review
Lake City
Shad Baking Company
University of Miami
Graceville
West Florida
Tampa
Hillsborough County
Fannin Springs
Fort Myers
Bradenton
Apalachicola
Tallahassee
Little Lake Harris
Winter Haven
Silvercrest Road
Ocoee
Fort Myers—Postal Telegraph Company
Ola and
Osborne Avenues
Wildwood
Orlando—Foundation
Okeechobee
Cherokee Street
Sarasota
John Ringling
Madison
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company
Pensacola
Santa Rosa County
St. Petersburg
Port Canaveral
Western Railway Company
Wauchula
Largo
Lake Wales
Gulf Shore
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chipley
Holmes Creek
New Smyrna
Melbourne
Pan-American Oil Company
DeLand
Boston Avenue
Flagler Beach
Florida Light & Power Company
Gainesville
State Farm Colony
Waycross
Orlando
DeSoto
South Florida Junior Baptistollege
Tarpon Springs
Stuart
Moorhead
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MT. Dora Bank & Trust CO
Gaines Highway
City
Welaka
Sanford
Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville
Plant City
Alabama Power Company
Mount Plymouth
Lake Worth
Seaboard
H Street
Wewahitchka
Gulf County
Crestview
Shoal
Dunedin
Bricklayers, Masons, Plasterers International Union
Lake County
Eustis
James Prendergast
Harrold House
E. A. Badger
Mack Clancy
Phillip Margiletta
Padger
Frank Hess
Jim Price
Sylvan Shores
Fla
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