People
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George Jones
One of the pioneers families of Longwood. The Jones family settled in West Longwood and owned land on both sides of 434 near Rangeline Road. George Jones was the patriarch, […]
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Saul Grant
Born into slavery near Alachua in 1858. Came to Longwood in the 1880s
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Adrienne Perry
Adrienne Perry was elected to the Longwood city commission in 1989, winning her district with 77% of the vote. She served two terms, running unopposed in 1991. After the start […]
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Herman and Lucille Jean
Herman and Lucille Jean came to Longwood in the early 1930s. Herman became the manager of the Longwood Service Station on the southwest side of Molnar Ave (434) and East […]
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Tom Milwee, Oral History
Tom Milwee on September 17, 2023 presentation at the Longwood Historic Society member meeting and potluck at the Historic Civic Center in Longwood, Florida.
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Kathleen Kent Chenet, Oral History
Kathleen Kent Chenet and Tom Milwee presented on September 17, 2023 at the Longwood Historic Society member meeting and potluck at the Historic Civic Center in Longwood, Florida.
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Nathan J. Fogg
Nathan J. Fogg was one of the earliest full-time residents of Altamonte Springs. Reports put the family’s arrival between 1882 and 1884. He was originally from Maine and Massachusetts. Fogg […]
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Eldon E. Williamson
E. E. Williamson Road is a major east-west side road connecting Markham Woods Road with Longwood Hills Road, crossing Interstate 4 in the process. It was named after Eldon E. […]
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Francis Oliver, Oral History
Local historian Jason Byrne interviews Francis Oliver on July 2, 2018 11:50AM at Patio Grill in Sanford. Francis is a civil rights activist, community leader, career educator, founder of the […]
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John Neill and Eva Searcy
John Neill Searcy arrived in Mellonville (Sanford) by steamboat and homesteaded in the Longwood area in 1873. He first settled near the Longdale/Sky Lark/Candyland Park area before relocating to the […]