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FL S1822
Resolution
AI Summary
- Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the founding of Port Orange and designates April 26, 2017, as "Port Orange Day" in Florida
- Recognizes Port Orange's history beginning with Andrew Turnbull's New Smyrna Colony in 1768 and its establishment as a settlement by freed slaves led by Dr. John Milton Hawks in 1866-1867
- Acknowledges the community's development from a landlocked settlement accessible only by steamboat, buggy, or stagecoach into a thriving city following Henry Flagler's railroad construction in 1894
- Notes Port Orange's economic foundation in citrus, lumber, boat building, oystering, farming, and livestock ranching industries supported by railroad commerce
- Directs the Florida Senate to present a copy of the resolution with the Senate Seal to the City of Port Orange
Legislative Description
Port Orange Day
Last Action
Adopted
4/26/2017
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