| After our interesting visits to the
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| | and aerospace industry: during World War
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| Orange County Regional History Center and
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| | II bomber pilots were trained here. A
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| the Well's Built Museum of
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| | missile factory was built by in 1956 by a
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| African-American Culture and History, we
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| | forerunner of the Lockheed Martin
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| decided to continue our explorations of
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| | company, which still serves as the
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| downtown Orlando and its surrounding
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| | backbone of the area's technology
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| historic neighbourhoods. After driving
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| | industry today.Tourism became Central
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| through beautiful residential areas,
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| | Florida's main draw. From an early
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| framed by majestic oak trees adorned by
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| | entertainment park in 1895, to the
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| Spanish Moss, we decided to take a stroll
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| | creation of the Cypress Gardens Adventure
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| around beautiful Lake Eola, which is just
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| | Park in 1936, the opening of Walt Disney
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| minutes from downtown's Heritage Square,
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| | World Magic Kingdom in 1971 really laid
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| home of the Orange County Regional
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| | the foundations to Central Florida's
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| History Center, and every second, third
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| | tourism boom. Other Disney attractions
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| and fourth Saturday of the month is also
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| | followed, including Walt Disney World
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| home to a lively farmer's market. By this
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| | Resort, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studies, and
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| time, the sun was starting to set and
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| | Animal Kingdom. Universal Studios Florida
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| Lake Eola and the surrounding highrises
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| | opened in 1990, followed by Islands of
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| were bathed in the golden hues of
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| | Adventure in 1999 and Universal City
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| sunset.Lake Eola is one of Orlando's more
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| | Walk, an entertainment complex.Indeed
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| than 300 lakes and is surrounded by
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| | tourism is Central Florida's main
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| established residential areas and
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| | industry today, with more than 50 million
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| highrises ringing the downtown core. The
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| | visitors annually and yearly revenues of
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| park extends over 43 acres (17.2
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| | $28 bllion. Tourism combined with
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| hectares) and provides generous sidewalks
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| | high-tech and the citrus industry are the
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| around the lake on a 0.9 mile (1.4 km)
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| | three dominating economic sectors in
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| loop around the water, which is
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| | Central Florida.After our walk around
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| enthusiastically used by walkers and
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| | historic Lake Eola we strolled back into
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| joggers. The lake itself can be explored
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| | downtown and grabbed a table on the
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| on paddle boats, and other facilities
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| | street patio of "Tijuana Flats", a
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| include a playground, a small outdoor
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| | Mexican restaurant located right on
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| cafe, gondola rides, and the Walt Disney
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| | Heritage Square, and just one of many
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| Amphiteatre for special events.Lake Eola
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| | diverse kinds of eating establishments in
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| is intricately connected with Orlando's
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| | the downtown core.While savouring some
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| history. Even the origin of the name
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| | tasty and very filling Mexican food, we
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| Orlando may be connected to Lake Eola:
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| | watched the early evening street life in
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| the first European settlements in the
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| | Orlando's downtown. We reflected on how
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| Orlando area grew around an old army
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| | different the downtown area is in
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| post: Fort Gatlin. According to one
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| | comparison to the newer and very spread
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| story, a U.S. soldier by the name of
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| | out tourist-oriented hotel and resort
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| Orlando Reeves, was killed by an American
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| | areas, which often seem rather devoid of
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| Indian's arrow while on sentinel duty in
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| | character. Here in the downtown area you
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| what is today Lake Eola Park and may have
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| | really get a feel for the history and the
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| given name to this town. Originally,
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| | community that started developing in the
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| Orlando had been called Jernigan after a
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| | first half of the 19th century. The
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| Georgia settler, Aaron Jernigan, who
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| | downtown and Lake Eola areas, all of
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| settled in the area in 1843. The origin
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| | which are on an easily walkable scale,
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| of the town's name Orlando is not
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| | have a much more authentic ambience to
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| certain, however: another popular story
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| | them which we thoroughly enjoyed.For more
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| claims that a certain Judge Speer named
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| | information about Orlando contact the
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| the settlement after the Shakespeare
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| | Orlando Convention and Visitor Bureau.
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| Character "Orlando" in the play "As you
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| | The Orlando Regional History Center can
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| Like it."Be that as it may, the town was
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| | be found at Pacher is the publisher of a
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| named "Orlando" in 1857 and was centered
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| | website called Travel and Transitions (
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| around the cotton and cattle industry.
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| | Travel and Transitions deals with
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| Demand for beef was fuelled by Cuba while
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| | unconventional travel and is chock full
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| cotton plantations thrived until the
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| | of advice, tips, real life travel
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| Civil War, which stole away the area's
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| | experiences, interviews with travellers
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| workforce, compounded by a devastating
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| | and travel experts, insights and
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| hurricane in 1873. "Orange fever" hit
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| | reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| Central Florida in the 1870s, aided by
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| the completion of the South Florida
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| Railroad in 1880.The Great Freeze of 1894
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| to 1895 destroyed Florida's citrus
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| | our own personal life-long
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| industry and it took 15 years to recover.
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| Florida's citrus industry peaked in the
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| | in our first travel story contest ( and
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| 1950s with more then 80,000 acres (32,000
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| hectares) of plantations.Orlando's first
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| | cruise on the Amazon River."Life is a
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| airport opened in 1922. Orlando also
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| | Journey Explore New Horizons".
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| plays a significant role in the defense
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