Having a bit 'of history on your next vacation to Orlando
Back in 1840, near a little 'sleepy town called "Jernigan" in Central Florida, a soldier named "Orlando" was mortally wounded in a skirmish with the local Seminole normal. After his heroic death villagers buried him under a great oak, and called the name "Orlando", on the trunk. From then on, the environment known as the 'Orlando' s Graves. "And then, only" Orlando. "The original name" Jernigan "was forgotten.
OnAt least this is a story. The other is a bit 'easier to play Orlando is named after a character in Shakespeare's As You Like It.
In any case, there is much history in Central Florida. Timacua, Creek and Seminole Indians once hunted and fished in the area. Later, in 1800, a prominent Seminole Wars in Orlando. Fort Gatlin - the Gatlin Avenue, near the center was named - was built to protect settlers from IndianRaids. old grave stones, monuments and a few crumbling ruins of the fort can still be long Gatlin Avenue. Went to Orlando is a popular winter resort for well-to-do-people during the Roaring 1920th Built in WWII, was an important airbase, which became the home of the Strategic Air Command. And then, in 1971 Walt Disney World opened its doors, and history was made.
So now you know more about Orlando. Great. But you arehere for the holidays, right? And this is a blog on holiday in Orlando?
Well, the point is: the Orange County Regional History Center is a great place to visit on your next visit!
Permanent exhibitions OCRHC offer 12,000 years of history of Central Florida from prehistory to European settlement, the Florida land boom of 1920, the days of Disney and beyond. It 's definitely something for every interest, and many largeinteractive fun for the whole family: life-size models of animals, pictures and sounds, real-life characters of period clothing tell the stories as if they were. The same center is actually housed in an old courthouse 1920's-era! Certainly a first class museum experience.
In addition to the permanent exhibition center is located in turn / exhibitions throughout the year. Now is the center with "Against All Odds: The Art of The Highwaymen"which tells the story of African American painter in 1950, despite the injustices of the time, as an artist for the prosperity, the sale of its Florida landscapes time in succession, all alone.
For more information about upcoming events at the Center for History of Orange County and regional exhibitions, visit the website. You can find the OCRHC in downtown Orlando, three blocks I-4:
65 E. central avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
So why not trysomething different in your free time in the parks? Put a little 'history - and fun - and the holidays!
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