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Blue Spring State Park and Manatees
Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, is a winter haven for manatees.
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Wekiva (Wekiwa) Springs
Wekiwa Springs State Park formerly known as Clay Springs, is a natural spring located near Apopka, Florida.
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Vertebrates Identified in Wekiwa Springs
This 1986 brochure gives information about the vertebrate animals found in Wekiwa Springs State Park.
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Wekiwa Springs Hiking and Horse Trails
Maps, plus rules and procedures of Wekiwa Springs hiking and horse trails.
The horse trail information is from 1982 and the hiking trail information is from 1983.
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Informational Brochure of Wekiwa Springs
Informational brochure on Wekiwa Springs from 1980.
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Brochure of DeLeon Springs
ABOVE: Sugar Mill at DeLeon Springs
This brochure, from 1985, gives an overview of DeLeon Springs State Park.
ABOVE: Sugar Mill at DeLeon Springs
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Brochure of Orlando, Florida: The City Beautiful
This brochure gives facts about Orlando's historic buildings and businesses and an overview of the city and of local hotels. View maps, postcards, brochures, photographs and more about the history of Orlando.
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Blue Springs: A Bit of Inspiration for a British Poet
ABOVE IMAGE: Manatees at Blue Spring
William Bartram, an American 18th-century naturalist and explorer, wrote a book titled "Travels," detailing the plants and landscape he encountered during his time exploring Florida in the 1770's. Samuel Taylor Coleridge...
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Natural Springs of Central Florida
Florida has more than 700 springs. The majority of springs bubble up from the Florida Aquifer and are located north of I-4. However, the Orlando area has many beautiful springs that are rich in history. These springs include Wekiva (Wekiwa)...
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Cutting Edge Engineering From the Early Days of FTU to the UCF Achievers of Today
ABOVE: Photo of Dr. Benjamin Patz, computer engineer, electrical engineer, research scientist.
UCF (FTU) would be starting in 69. At that time we were called electrical engineering and computer engineering. It was one department. When we went out there first it...
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Joseph S. Guernsey on the Future of Orlando: Then & Now
I think not only is the future extremely bright for Orlando, but I think it is likely to become someday the largest city in Florida... in this excerpt from an oral history interview on May 26, 2012 Mr. Joseph S....
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At the Launch: Eyewitness to Central Florida Space History
ABOVE: Dr. Benjamin Patz, computer engineer, electrical engineer, research scientist.
At that time they were having launches, it seemed like a couple a week. There was a tremendous amount of launch activity. You could go out and you could see a...
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