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The city of Lake Wales was established near the lake in 1911–1912, planned by the Lake Wales Land Company. [5] The spelling Wales was used for the city, although the lake is still generally spelled Lake Wailes. Allen Carleton Nydegger, a civil engineer, was contracted by the Lake Wales Land Company to plot out the community of Lake Wales. [6]
From east of Bartow to Lake Wales is simply called SR 60. In Lake Wales it is called West Polk, although it changes to Hesperides Road in eastern Lake Wales and east of the city. Simply signed SR 60 until Interstate 95. Stan Mayfield Memorial Highway from the Florida Turnpike to I-95. [13] Richard Raczkoski Memorial Highway from I-95 to 43rd ...
Lakeshore is located in eastern Polk County, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Nalcrest and 11 miles (18 km) east-southeast of Lake Wales. The community was established in the 1960s as a retirement community for former federal employees, and was thus named Fedhaven; when the land was later sold to private ownership, its name was changed to Lakeshore. [2]
Saddlebag Lake Resort is a snowbird subdivision near the outskirts of Lake Wales, Florida in Polk County. The population ranges from a full-time resident population of 200 to a seasonal snowbird population of around 1,350. There is a sizeable Canadian snowbird population. There are 787 homesites.
Westover Farmers Market was established by local residents on the Reed school property adjacent to N. McKinley Road. The market opened in the spring of 2012 with a dozen vendors, primarily farmers. By 2017 this Sunday market, owned and managed by Field to Table, Inc., a Virginia nonprofit corporation, had grown to 30 vendors in the summertime ...
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Valrico is located in east-central Hillsborough County at (27.940774, -82.242551 It is bordered to the west by Brandon , to the southwest by Bloomingdale , and to the south by FishHawk . Via State Road 60 , it is 14 miles (23 km) east of Tampa and 26 miles (42 km) west of Bartow .
Mountain Lake is a private community and U.S. historic district north of the City of Lake Wales, Florida, United States, off the FL 17 (formerly US 27A) Scenic Highway. Mountain Lake was founded in 1915, with major development of the property commencing in the 1920s. It was designated as a historic district in August 1993.