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Maguire's son, Fred, was Ocoee's first mayor, [4] and another son, Raymer, was the first city attorney. David Maguire died in 1913, but members of his family continued to reside in the house until 1979. After a commercial venture to convert the home to offices was abandoned, the City of Ocoee acquired the house in 1984.
Ocoee was incorporated in 1922 [3] (or 1923 [4] [5]) and became a city in 1925. [4] Highway construction was the impetus for Ocoee's growth in the 20th century. State Road 50 (SR 50) was constructed south of downtown Ocoee in 1959 and provided a direct east-west connection between the City and a growing Orlando.
Woman's Club of Ocoee is a national historic site located at 10 North Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee, Florida in Orange County. [ 2 ] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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Okeechobee (US: / oʊ k i ˈ tʃ oʊ b i / OH-kee-CHOH-bee [6]) is a city in and the county seat of Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. [7] As of the 2020 US census, the city's population was 5,254.
The Ocoee Christian Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church in Ocoee, Florida. It is located at 15 South Bluford Avenue. It is located at 15 South Bluford Avenue. On March 28, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
Founder's Day, Founders Day, or Founders' Day and variations may refer to: Founder's Day (Rome), better known as the Parilia, a festival in ancient Rome eventually taken to honor the city's founding; Founders' Day (Ghana), a public holiday in Ghana; Founder's Day (Music Festival) an annual campus festival at Vassar College
The Ocoee massacre was an act of mass racial violence in November 1920 that saw a white mob attack numerous African-American residents in the northern parts of Ocoee, Florida, a town located in Orange County near Orlando. Ocoee was the home to 255 African-American residents and 560 white residents according to the 1920 Census. [3]