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In 1841, the current Newport area and the community of Port Leon, just south, endured a severe yellow fever epidemic. [1] In 1843 Port Leon, located on the St. Marks River, was devastated by a hurricane that produced a 10-foot storm surge. The area still struggles against the same recurring hurricane surges that move up the St. Marks River ...
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university located just south of the Southwest Florida International Airport in South Fort Myers in Lee County, Florida. The university belongs to the 12-campus State University System of Florida. FGCU competes in the ASUN Conference in NCAA Division I sports.
The District encompasses approximately 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) in all or part of 16 counties in west-central Florida including Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter counties, serving a population of more than 5.5 million people. [2]
In 1913 Richard Walsh from Balla, County Mayo and Kilroy were the main organizers of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in south and western Mayo. [1] In his earlier career with the Movement for Independence, Kilroy was one of the founder members of the Volunteer Company in Newport in February 1914.
General Development Corporation; Company type: Public company: Predecessor: Florida Canada Corporation, Mackle Co. Founded: 1958: Founder: Elliot, Robert and Frank Mackle: Defunct: 1991: Fate: Exonerated in 1991 for fraudulent home sales. Restitution was set up and succeeded by Atlantic Gulf Communities. Successor: Atlantic Gulf Communities ...
CR 300 west-northwest of Mayo: US 27 northwest of Mayo: Former SR 251 [1] CR 340: CR 355 south-southeast of Mayo: Shaw Road / Parker Avenue east-southeast of Mayo: former SR 251 [1] CR 348: US 27 west of Buckville: CR 53 north-northeast of Buckville: Former SR 348 [1] CR 350: CR 534 / SW Arlington Road south of Buckville
Mayo, Florida is a town and the only municipality in Lafayette County, Florida, United States. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. [ 6 ] The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census.
US 98 south (Ponce de Leon Boulevard) / CR 480 west (Miss Maggie Drive) to SR 589 (Suncoast Parkway) – Chassahowitzka, Brooksville: south end of US 98 overlap CR 482 east (West Cardinal Street) – Mannsfield: Homosassa Springs: 94.172: 151.555: CR 490 west (West Yulee Drive) – Homosassa, Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park: 94.559 ...