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Orlando抯 history dates back to 1838 and the height of the Seminole Wars.
The U.S. Army built Fort Gatlin south of the present day Orlando City limits
to protect settlers from attacks by Indians.
By 1840, a small community had grown up around the Fort. It was known as
Jernigan, named after the Jernigan family, who had established the first
permanent settlement in the area. Jernigan had a post office, established May
30th, 1850.
Six years later with the settlement expanding northward,
the community officially changed its name to Orlando. In
1857, the U.S. Post Office adopted the name change.
The Town of Orlando was incorporated in 1875 with 85
inhabitants, 22 of whom were qualified voters.
History is not as clear on where the name Orlando originated. There are four stories
that are told. One involves Judge James Speer, who worked hard in getting Orlando
as the county seat, naming Orlando after a man who once worked for him. Another
is that Speer named it after a character from Shakespeare抯, "As You Like It".
A third version has Mr. Orlando on
his way to Tampa with a caravan of
ox. It is said that he got ill, died and
was buried, and that folks would
come by and say,"There lies Orlando".
The most common story is about a company of soldiers on duty during
the height of the Seminole Wars. After battling Indians back into the
swamps on the east side of Lake Minnie (now Cherokee), the military
troop settled there for the night. Sentinel Orlando Reeves was guarding
the camp when he spotted a log floating toward him. Recognizing the
Indian disguise and wanting to warn his fellow soldiers, he fired his gun.
Arrows felled the poor fellow as the Indians came out to ambush the
camp. The Indians were chased back again, and the south side of Lake
Eola was chosen to bury Orlando Reeves.
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