City Of Eustis, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
The people of Eustis, on the east shore of Lake Eustis, took their time deciding on a name. First it was Highlands, then Pendryville, and finally Lake Eustis, itself named about 1825 for General Abraham Eustis. (more........)
 
City Of Mt. Dora, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
 The Central Florida town was settled in 1874 by David M. Simpson, (more..........)
 
City Of Orlando, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
 Historians date Orlando's name to around 1837, when a soldier named Orlando Reeves allegedly died in the area during the Second Seminole War. It seems, however, that Orlando Reeves (sometimes Rees) operated a sugar mill and plantation about 30 miles (50 km) (more........)
 
City Of Daytona Beach, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2006 U.S. Census  (more........)
 
City Of Gainesville, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
 Historian Ben Pickard recaptures the essence of Gainesville area history and explains how war, commerce, exploration and expansion characterize our city's storied evolution. (more....)
 
City Of Tampa, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
 The word "Tampa" is believed to mean "sticks of fire" in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe that once lived south of today’s Tampa Bay. This might (more........)
 
City Of St. Augustine, FloridaHistory/Points Of Interest:
 St. Augustine is the oldest continuously settled city established by Europeans in the continental United States. (more....)