Lake County, Florida
The story of Lady Lake
Everything below is a single verifiable claim with a citation attached. Where the record is a local legend rather than a document, it says so.
- 1883Railroad arrives
- 1925Incorporated
founding
How it started
- 1925
Lady Lake grew from Seminole territory into a railroad town around 1883 and was incorporated in 1925.
etymology
How it got its name
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The town takes its name from the lake it was built beside.
industry
What it lived on
- 1883
The railroad made the town: Lady Lake was railroad-fuelled from around 1883, and the citrus industry that followed is recorded in the local museum's collection.
claim to fame
What it is known for
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Lady Lake is the birthplace of The Villages, the retirement community that grew out of it.
landmark
What still stands
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The Lady Lake Historical Society Museum, housed in a structure built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for its High Springs-Croom line, holding citrus-industry artefacts, an HO gauge railroad, tools and photographs.
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The log cabin on West Lady Lake Boulevard, in front of which the museum stands.