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Mount Dora is a city in Lake County, Florida. It is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, metropolitan statistical area. Founded in 1880, Mount Dora is known for its small-town southern charm. It has many antique shops in the downtown area. The downtown area overlooks Lake Dora. Mount Dora is home to one of three freshwater lighthouses in ...
The historic district is home to many festivals throughout the year, including the Mount Dora Craft Fair and the Mount Dora Art Festival, which draws an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 people to the town. [5] [6] [7] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2009. [1]
The Mount Dora Ghost Walk is a ninety minute long bizarre bilingual [1] theatrical and lantern-guided walking tour of the city of Mount Dora, Florida.It is an adventure into the darker side of the city often referred to by visitors as the New England of the South, and gets its inspiration from the local history, legends, and myths that are compiled by a group of historians and actors.
Sugarloaf Mountain's summit is the most prominent peak in the state, though it is about 10 percent lower than Florida's highest point, Britton Hill, which rises to 345 feet (105 m) above sea level in the Florida Panhandle. [4] Sugarloaf is more prominent than the most prominent hills in Louisiana or Delaware, two other low-lying states. [4]
The line was mainly used to ship citrus fruit and other agricultural products, though its passenger trains also brought tourists to the city. Passenger service ended in 1949, and the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce bought the station in 1981. [2] On March 5, 1992, the station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Lake County, Florida, highlighting Mount Dora in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
The Lakeside Inn is a historic site in Mount Dora, Florida. It is located at 100 North Alexander Street. On March 19, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was for sale in 2010, [1] and purchased by new owners, who planned to renovate it, later that year. [2]
County Road 19A is a county suffixed alternate route of State Road 19 between Tavares and western Mount Dora in Lake County in Florida, although neither of the termini is SR 19. The road begins at County Road Old 441, as Dora Avenue, which also runs south as a city street to County Road 452. North of CR Old 441, it shift further and further ...