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Mount Dora Lake Tales and Tragedies From Early Days
A Mount Dora reminiscence recounts near drownings at Lake Dora and legends from 1880s to 1900s. The narrator recalls a boatman named Frank Pierce, a shoreline hotel, and odd town anecdotes, including steamboat arrivals, Razorback hogs, and colorful locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chau
James Mott
Tangerine
Turtelot
Lake Beaure
Haute Wharf
Tavares
Peninsula House
Frank Pierce
Sunset Hill
Plymouth Rock
Golden Gate
Hell
Lei
Mount Dora
Col
John A. MacDonald
John Winthrop Weeks
John Weeks
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Florida
Weeks
Pine
Ford
Tusca
Lake Dora
Wekina River
Alex St. Clair Abrams
Gilbert
Dispatch
Dolphin
Lyman I. Todd
Steinway Piano Co
Silver Lake
Wm. Watt
J. P. Donnelly
Berkshire
Bruce