On the Tenth Day of Christmas

On the 10^th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

The TEN homesteaders of 1882 Altamonte Springs;

An intriguing history of Gatlin’s NINTH District;

An EIGHT-Sided Castle plus the builder’s biography;

SEVEN Honorable Floridians;

SIX swans swimming in a misspelled Iconic lake;

FIVE Gold Star reviewed books:

How FOUR acres became a major city;

TRIPLET and other lake namesakes, 1 lake of 303;

SECOND Lake’s story – aka – Lake Monroe to thee;

And ONE Mule – Isaac’s Rutland Mule – by RLC.

After enjoying his 1882 Thanksgiving feast in downtown Orlando, Thomas C. Simpson, of Newburyport, MA, finalized the acquisition of 1,200 acres - buying ten homesteads north of Orlando in then Orange County. As Trustee, Simpson then signed over all ten parcels to the Altamonte Land, Hotel & Navigation Company of Boston, MA. These ten homesteads became the original town of Altamonte – or as known today – Altamonte Springs.

“Altamonte Springs of Florida”, buy it and each of RLC’s central Florida history books at Winter Garden Heritage Foundation’s museum or Amazon.com. For a last-minute rush order of signed books to gift this holiday season, email me at Rick@CroninBooks.com

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM CITRUSLAND