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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.
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
Feb. 14—PORT CLINTON — One of the largest operating steam locomotives on the East Coast will be hauling three special passenger excursions this summer, including trips to bring visitors up to ...
The annual gathering, which starts Friday, is held on the weekend closest to June 10, which marks the day in 1935 when AA founder Dr. Bob took his last drink. For more information about the event ...
The event is being held at the Coastal Carolina University’s HTC Center, 104 Founders Drive, on Feb. 10. Doors open at 11 a.m. and close at 1 p.m. The presidential candidate is scheduled to ...
Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida.It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, Central Florida.Before 2017, the district included parts of western Orange County, most of Lake County, as well as a northern section of Polk County.
The state received its name from that conquistador, who called the peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was the Easter season, which the Spaniards called Pascua Florida (Festival of Flowers). [2] [3] [4] This area was the first mainland realm of the United States to be settled by Europeans, starting ...