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City of
Maitland History |
Maitland, one of the
oldest incorporated municipalities in Central
Florida, is a city rich in history. The area was
once called Fumecheliga (Musk Mellon Place) by
the Seminole Indians before it was established
as Fort Maitland in 1838 by the U.S. Army. The
fort was named after captain William Seton
Maitland, a hero of the Seminole Wars who,
ironically, was never in this area, having died
in a battle near Tampa. At that time, the only
way of getting to Central Florida was by boat
from Jacksonville down the St. Johns River to
Fort Mellon (Sanford), then by horse or foot.
Fort Maitland was a small fort built on the west
shore of Lake Maitland as a rest stop between
Fort Mellon and Fort Gatlin (Orlando).
What is now Maitland Avenue was part of the Old
Black Bear Trail which ran from Montreal, Canada
to St. Petersburg, Florida, and passed by the
fort.
When the Indian wars ceased and the fort had
been torn down, people began settling in this
area because of the natural spring water and
extensive pine forests. At the close of the
Civil War, settlers came buying large tracts of
land, clearing them and planting citrus groves.
The first deed for property in the city was
written in 1873 to George H. Packwood who built
a large hall for town meetings and social
gatherings. Packwood Hall, since burned down,
was located where City Hall now is. There was a
large hotel, Park House, built between Park Lake
and Lake Catherine, which became the winter
resort for famous people of the time, including
two presidents, Grover Cleveland and Chester
Arthur.
By 1876 the orange trees were coming into
production and difficulty in marketing the fruit
caused Dr. Haskell, of the Boston Herald
newspaper, to form a syndicate and construct a
railroad from Jacksonville to Maitland. This was
completed to Maitland in 1880 and for several
years, Maitland had an ice factory, two livery
stables, and besides the citrus groves, a large
packing house in the center of town. As many as
300,000 boxes of fruit were to be shipped each
season. The city was incorporated as the Town of
Lake Maitland in 1885. After two years of
devastating, tree killing freezes in 1894 and
1895, many of the grove owners were so
financially affected that they left Florida. The
town survived, however, and wealthy visitors
kept coming to enjoy the climate. By 1926,
Maitland had its largest year in citrus.
In the 1950’s the space age had the eyes of the
nation on Central Florida. The Martin Marietta
Corporation, as we know it today, moved from
Baltimore to Orlando. Families were moved down
in contingents of two or three hundred at a
time. Due to its proximity to the plant,
Maitland became a natural place for them to
come. In 1959 a new city charter changed the
name from Lake Maitland to Maitland.
In the 1960’s, Maitland Avenue and Orlando
Avenue (U.S. Highway 17-92) came alive with
building construction. Supermarkets opened, as
did restaurants, service stations, condominiums,
garden apartments and churches. Even though the
nation was in a recession, the arrival of Disney
World, in 1971, to the Orlando area, had a
strong impact on the continuous growth of
Maitland. New buildings were sorely needed and
numerous older buildings were demolished,
including those on the site of the new City
Hall, Fire and Police Departments. This complex
was completed in 1975.
The growth of the city continued to spiral
during the 1970’s. Between 1972 and 1979, five
branch banking establishments moved to Maitland,
and twelve new residential subdivisions were
developed. Late in the 1970’s, 226 acres of land
were purchased by an Atlanta, Georgia firm and
developed into Maitland Center west of
Interstate 4. Maitland Center is within the city
limits and continues to grow.
While growth continues, residents of the city
are proud of the city’s past and actively pursue
preservation of historical residences. A
“historical corridor” has been established. This
corridor encompasses old residences still
standing and occupied in the Lake Lily-Lake
Catherine area and extending through the Central
portion of the city. Examples of these homes
are: the Arthur O’Heir House (1885), Chadburne
Hall or High Oaks (1890), the James Arch House
(1885), the Robert L. Wagner House (1881) and
the Hill-Stone House (1908). Also, the Florida
Audubon Society was founded in Maitland and
continues in its protection of wild birds on
Lake Sybelia.
The City of Maitland has a history of strong
residential identity, sustained by the beauty of
the area and the diverse economy in the region.
This history continues today, and the City will
maintain and advance this tradition well into
the future.
Sources: Mr. Edwin Rhoads & Maitland Historical
Society, “Early Houses of Maitland.” |
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