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ADAMS RIDGE |
JEFFCOAT HEIGHTS |
RAVENS HAVEN |
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ALEXANDRIA PLACE |
KELLY PARK HILLS |
REAGANS RESERVE |
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APOPKA HEIGHTS |
LAKE CORTEZ WOODS |
ROCK SPRINGS PARK |
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APOPKA TERRACE |
LAKE DOE COVE |
ROCK SPRINGS RIDGE |
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ARBOR RIDGE |
LAKE DOE ESTATES |
ROCK SPRINGS |
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ARIANE HILLS |
LAKE HAMMER
ESTATES |
ROLLING GREEN
RIDGE |
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BALLENTYNE |
LAKE HEINIGER
ESTATES |
ROLLING OAKS |
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BEAR LAKE ESTATES |
LAKE JEWELL
HEIGHTS |
ROUND LAKE |
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BEAR LAKE HEIGHTS |
LAKE MCCOY FOREST |
ROYAL ESTATES |
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BEAR LAKE HILLS |
LAKE MCCOY OAKS |
ROYAL OAK ESTATES |
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BEAR LAKE MANOR |
LAKE MENDELIN |
SANCTUARY GOLF
ESTATES |
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BEAR LAKE WOODS |
LAKE MENDELIN
ESTATES |
SHAMROCK SQUARE |
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BEL AIRE HILLS |
LAKE OPAL ESTATES |
SHEELER HILLS |
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BENT OAK |
LAKE PLEASANT
ESTATES |
SHEELER OAKS |
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BENTLEY WOODS |
LANDINGS AT ROCK
SPRINGS |
SILVER ROSE |
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BLUEGRASS ESTATES |
LAS ALAMEDAS |
SPRING CREEK |
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BRASWELL COURT |
LEXINGTON CLUB |
SPRING HARBOR |
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BRECKENRIDGE |
LINKSIDE VILLAGE
AT ERROL ESTATE |
SPRING HOLLOW |
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BREEZY HEIGHTS |
LYNWOOD |
SPRING RIDGE |
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BROOKS |
MAGNOLIA OAKS
RIDGE |
SPRINGDALE |
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BUENA CASA |
MAGNOLIA PARK
ESTATES |
STEWART HOMESTEAD |
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CAMBRIDGE COMMONS |
MAGNOLIA WOOD AT
ERROL ESTATE |
STOCKBRIDGE |
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CAMELOT |
MAINE AVENUE
VILLAS WEST |
STONEYWOOD |
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CAMERON GROVE |
MAJESTIC OAKS |
SUMMERSET |
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CHARLESTON PARK |
MARDEN HEIGHTS |
SUNSET SHORES |
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CHELSEA PARC |
MARLOWES ADD |
SUNSET VIEW |
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CHELSEA RIDGE |
MARTIN PLACE |
SURREY PARK |
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CHRISTIANA GARDENS |
MAUDEHELEN |
SWEETAIRE OF
WEKIVA |
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CLAYTON ESTATES |
MC NEILS ORANGE
VILLA |
SWEETWATER COUNTRY
CLUB |
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CLEAR LAKE ESTATES |
MCQUEENS SELECT
HOMESITES |
SWEETWATER WEST |
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COBBLEFIELD |
MEADOW OAKS |
TAYLORS BEAR LAKE |
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CONWAYS CORNER |
MIRROR LAKE |
THE OAKS OF WEKIWA |
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COUNTRY ADDRESS |
MIRROR LAKE MANOR |
TRADITIONS AT
WEKIVA |
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COUNTRY LANDING |
MISTY WOODS |
VALEVIEW |
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COUNTRY SHIRE |
MOCKINGBIRD HILL |
VICKS LANDING |
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COUNTRYSIDE
HEIGHTS |
MONTCLAIR |
VICTOR HEIGHTS |
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COURTYARDS |
MORGAN PLACE |
VILLA CAPRI |
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CUTTERS CORNER |
MORRISONS |
VILLA DESTE |
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DEER LAKE CHASE |
MOUNT PLYMOUTH
LAKES |
VOTAW MANOR |
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DEER LAKE RUN |
MUIRFIELD ESTATES |
VOTAW VILLAGE |
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DIAMOND HILL AT
SWEETWATER |
NORTHCREST |
WEKIVA |
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DOMINISH ESTATES |
OAK HAMMOCK |
WEKIVA CHASE |
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DREAM LAKE |
OAK HILL RESERVE |
WEKIVA CLUB |
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DUNBRIDGE |
OAK LAWN |
WEKIVA CREST |
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DUNHILL AT ERROL
ESTATES |
OAKS OF SUMMIT
LAKE |
WEKIVA CROSSING |
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EMERALD COVE |
OAKWOOD ESTATES |
WEKIVA GLEN |
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EMERALD ESTATES |
PALMETTO RIDGE |
WEKIVA HUNT CLUB |
|
ERROL ESTATE |
PALMS |
WEKIVA PARK |
|
ERROL ESTATES |
PARADISE HEIGHTS |
WEKIVA PRESERVE |
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ERROL GOLFSIDE
VILLAGE |
PARADISE POINT |
WEKIVA RESERVE |
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ERROL HILLS
VILLAGE |
PARK AVENUE PINES |
WEKIVA RUN |
|
ERROL VISTA
ESTATES |
PARKINSONS |
WEKIVA SPRINGS
ESTATES |
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FAIRFIELD |
PARKSIDE AT ERROL
ESTATES |
WEKIVA SPRINGS
RESERVE |
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FISHER PLANTATION |
PARKVIEW WEKIVA |
WEKIVA WALK |
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FLETCHERS COVE |
PIEDMONT LAKE
ESTATES |
WEKIWA GLEN |
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FOXBOROUGH |
PIEDMONT LAKES |
WEKIWA HIGHLANDS |
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FOXBOROUGH FARMS |
PIEDMONT PARK |
WEKIWA HIGHWAY
PARK |
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FOXBOROUGH OAKS |
PINES OF WEKIVA |
WEKIWA HILLS |
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FOXWOOD |
PITMAN ESTATES |
WEKIWA MANOR |
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GREEN ACRES
ESTATES |
PLEASANT GARDENS |
WEKIWA WOODS |
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HAWTHORNE OAKS |
PLYMOUTH HILLS |
WELLS GAP |
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HOLLIDAY BEAR LAKE |
PLYMOUTH LANDING |
WHEATLEY MANOR |
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HUNTINGTON HILLS |
PONKAN PINES |
WHISPERING WINDS |
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HUNTS PARK |
PROS RANCH |
WINGED FOOT
ESTATES |
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ILESDALE MANOR |
RAINBOW RIDGE |
WOODFIELD OAKS |
The City of
Apopka is located 12 miles Northwest of
Orlando and encompasses an area slightly
larger than 30 square miles and a
population of more than 31,000 citizens.
The City has
a strong mayoral form of government. The
Mayor and Commissioners are elected at
large and serve a term of four years.
In 1882 the
City of Apopka was incorporated. The
City limits were measured one mile in
all directions from the Masonic Lodge.
The "Lodge" is still in its original
location on Main Street (US 441) and is
the oldest lodge room in continuous use
in the State of Florida. In 1912
ferns became the industry for Apopka and
soon Apopka developed the name of "Fern
City". More tropical plants were
introduced to the growers in the area.
This influx of foliage took over the
fern industry and the City became known
as "The Indoor Foliage Capital of the
World".
Before Apopka was
"The Indoor Foliage Capital of the World" or
even before it was "The Fern City," it was The
Lodge. From about 7500 B.C. until about the 1st
century A. D. when they disappeared for reasons
unknown, Indians were believed to have lodged on
the shores of Lake Apopka. Then for about 400
years the region appears to have been
uninhabited.
When
the Spaniards arrived in Florida in the 16th
century, the Acuera tribe of the Timucua
confederation was said to have lived in the
Apopka area, growing crops and trading. By 1730
these natives were decimated by war and diseases
brought by the Europeans and had also
disappeared.
Then early in the 19th century, Indians again
inhabited the area. There was a Seminole village
on Lake Apopka, or Ahapopka, as they spelled and
pronounced it. It remained an active village
until the outbreak of the Second Seminole War in
the mid 1830s. Coacoochee (Wild Cat), one of the
most famous and influential War Chiefs, was born
here and ruled as Chief of about 200 Indians
until this village was evacuated and the natives
sought refuge in the swampy areas around the St
Johns.
The Armed Occupation Act of 1842 brought white
settlers to the Apopka area. They received 160
acres if they would settle them. These Pioneers
and those that followed the Civil War from
states to the north began converting the area
into what it is today. The settlement grew,
attracting developers and settlers because of
the climate and the agricultural opportunities
and becoming an important trading center in the
1850s. The Masons' were particularly active.
Orange Lodge #36 was organized in 1857, and The
Lodge building, still standing on its original
site at Alabama Avenue and Highway 441, was
completed in 1859. It was around this building
that the town grew in the 1860s and 1870s and
ultimately became the Town of Apopka City
incorporated in 1882. Progress continued and
today Apopka is still an important hub of
commerce. One of the fastest-growing cities in
Orange County, it is home base to more than
45,000 citizens in the greater Apopka area.
City of Apopka
Florida
Apopka FL 32703
Apopka FL 32712
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