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Lake Monroe [3] is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River system. The port city of Sanford is situated along the southern shore, while DeBary and Deltona are located along the northern shore. Two major central Florida roadways that run near the lake are State Road 415 and Interstate 4.
Lake Monroe is an unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 32747. [2]The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway (JT&KW) completed a bridge over the St. Johns River just north of Lake Monroe in 1886.
Lake Monroe Bridge was a two-lane steel bridge constructed over the St. Johns River at the west outlet of Lake Monroe between 1933 and 1934. The bridge was a part of U.S. Route 17/92, and spanned the border between Seminole and Volusia Counties in Florida, United States. On the Seminole side is Sanford and on the Volusia side is DeBary.
Consequently, an army garrison was established upstream, on the southern side of Lake Monroe near a trading post. Established as Camp Monroe in 1836, the camp was enclosed by log breastwork on three sides but open to the river, with approximately 300 men based there. [3] The camp was attacked by Indians on February 8, 1837.
The Turner Power Plant was located in Enterprise, Florida on the north shore of Lake Monroe, about one half mile east of Interstate 4. The 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m 2) facility consisted of an eight-story main building with horizontal windows and 60-foot (18 m) smoke stacks. The building was known to locals as the "birthday cake". [1] [2]
Why was Lake Monroe built? Why are there so few houses at Lake Monroe? Here are 6 facts you may not know about our drinking water source.
Monroe County has specific regulations for development at the lake, restricting disturbance of natural vegetation along the shoreline. How efforts to protect Lake Monroe have ended up in state and ...
Hiking columnist Susan Anderson chose a warm, sunny day to visit a Lake Monroe peninsula open to visitors during the week.