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Cà d'Zan (/ k ɑː ˌ d ə. z ɑː n /) is a Mediterranean revival residence in Sarasota, Florida, adjacent to Sarasota Bay.Cà d'Zan was built in the mid-1920s as the winter retreat of the American circus mogul, entrepreneur, and art collector John Ringling and his wife Mable Burton Ringling.
Florida State Road 46 passes through Sorrento, leading west 5 miles (8 km) to Mount Dora and east 19 miles (31 km) to Sanford. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sorrento CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2), or 1.52%, are water. [5] It is part of the Wekiva River watershed.
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Whether you’re a newcomer or a longtime Floridian, names of Florida cities sure can be confusing or even personal, with people pronouncing them all sorts of ways.
The Twin Mounds Archeological District, also known as Wekiva 7 (8Or457) & Wekiva 8 (8Or459), is a U.S. historic district east of Sorrento, Florida. It is located on the west bank of the Wekiva River, seven miles south of its confluence with the St. Johns River. On January 19, 1992, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States, located along Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 13,163 at the 2020 census, [2] up from 11,521 in 2010.
On July 21, 1821, two counties formed Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. In 1824, the area to the south of St. Johns County was designated Mosquito County, with its seat at Enterprise. The county's name was changed to Orange County in 1845 when Florida became a state, and over the next 70 years several other counties were ...
In the late 1870s, individuals living a few miles south of Lake Jesup needed an easily accessible post office in the Florida back country. Andrew Aulin, an early settler and shop-owner, decided to file paperwork for a post office, and in his first site location report, needed a name that was different from any other post office in Florida. [2]