THE HISTORY OF ORLANDO REES, FURIOSO -- Jenningan's Town -- SOUTH FLORIDA RAILWAYS -- ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL (1891) -- LAKE EOLA (1892) -- ORLANDO GRAND THEATRE (1913) -- BEACHAM' S THEATRE (1921) -- Albertson's Library -- THE LORNA DOONE PARK -- ORWIN MANOR -- ORLANDO MUSEUM -- ORANGE COUNTY HOTEL -- SPRING LAKE TERRACE -- ORLANDO COUNTRY CLUB -- SILVER LAKE -- ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILWAY STATION -- ST LUKE'S CATHEDRAL -- CYPRESS GARDEN -- WINTER HAVEN -- BEN WHITE RACEWAY -- FLORIDA MUSEUM -- Harry Leu's Garden -- BAY LAKE -- REEDY CREEK -- HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (founded 1971) -- ORLANDO OPERA HOUSE -- CYPRESS CREEK -- MENELLO GALLERY -- MENELLO'S COLLECTION -- COLLEZIONE MENELLO --

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Orlando, Florida, United States.

History of Florida
The seal of Florida reflects the state's Native American ancestry
Historical Periods
Pre-history	until 1497
Spanish Rule	1513–1763
British Rule	1763–1783
Spanish Rule	1783–1821
U.S. Territorial Period	1822–1845
Statehood	1845–present
Major Events
American Revolutionary War	1775–1783
War of 1812	1811–1814
First Seminole War	1817–1818
Capitol moved to Tallahassee	1824
Second Seminole War	1835–1842
Constitutional convention	1838
Third Seminole War	1855–1858
Ordinance of Secession	1861
Civil War	1861–1865
3rd Constitution	1865
Reconstruction	1865–1868
4th Constitution	1868
5th Constitution	1885
Great Migration	1910–1930
Land Boom	1925–1929
6th Constitution	1968
Gore v. Harris 2000 Presidential Election	2000
Timeline

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  • 1875 -- Town of "Jernigan" ("Jennigan's Town" -- incorporated (later renamed "Orlando"). William Jackson Brack becomes mayor.
  • 1878 - Orange County Reporter newspaper begins publication.
• 1880 -- South Florida Railroad begins operating. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church established.
• 1884 - Orange County Jail built.^[4]
• 1886. Orlando Black (school) opens. Orlando Street Railway begins operating (approximate date).
  • English Club formed.
• 1889 - Church Street Station built.^[5]
• 1891 - St. James Cathedral built.^[6]
• 1892. Courthouse built. Lake Eola Park established.

• 1900 - Florida Christian Recorder newspaper begins publication.^[3]
• 1905 - City Hall built.
• 1910 - Population: 3,894.
• 1913 - Grand Theater opens.
• 1914 - Commission form of government effected.
• 1918 - Orange General Hospital opens.
• 1921. Beacham Theater opens. Jones High School active.
• 1923
  • Orlando Utilities Commission established; municipal electric plant begins operating.
  • Albertson Public Library opens.
• 1924
  • Edgewater Heights, Lorna Doone Park, and Orwin Manor become part of Orlando.
  • Orlando Museum of Art founded.
  • Orange Court Hotel built.
• 1925 - Glendonjo Park and Spring Lake Terrace become part of Orlando.
• 1926
  • The Orlando Country Club, Ivanhoe Plaza, Oakhurst Subdivision, Orlando Highlands, Princeton Court, and Silver Lake Park become part of Orlando.^[4]
  • Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, and Municipal Auditorium built.
  • Well'sbuilt Hotel in business.
• 1927 - Orange County Courthouse built.^[1]
• 1928 - Orlando Municipal Airport begins operating.^[4]
• 1934 - Orlando Dixie Sun newspaper begins publication.^[3]
• 1936
  • Orlando Stadium opens.
  • Cypress Gardens opens in nearby Winter Haven.
• 1940 - Orlando Army Air Base established.^[4]
• 1943 - Pinecastle Army Airfield in operation.
• 1945 - Negro Chamber of Commerce established.^[3]
• 1946 - Ben White Raceway opens.
• 1949 - Gatorland opens.
• 1952 - William R. Boone High School built.
• 1954
  • WDBO-TV begins broadcasting.
  • Bishop Moore High School built.
• 1956 - Colonial Plaza shopping centre in business.
• 1957
  • Orange County Historical Commission established.
  • Martin Company missile manufactory begins operating near Orlando.
  • Interstate 4 highway constructed.^[11]
• 1960 - Central Florida Museum opens.
• 1961 - Harry P. Leu Gardens deeded to city.
• 1967
  • Carl T. Langford becomes mayor of Orlando.
  • Disney-controlled City of Bay Lake and City of Reedy Creek incorporated near Orlando.
• 1968
  • Florida Technological University opens.
  • Naval Training Center Orlando and Catholic Diocese of Orlando established.

• 1970
  • Lake Highland Preparatory School founded.
  • Population: 99,006 city; 344,311 county.^[11]
  • University Drive-In cinema built.^[12]
• 1971
  • Disney World in business.
  • Historical Society of Central Florida headquartered in Orlando.^[10]
• 1973
  • Orlando Fashion Square Mall opens
  • Sentinel Star newspaper began publication.^[2]
  • SeaWorld Orlando theme park in business.
• 1974 - East-West Expressway constructed.^[11]
• 1975 - Metropolitan Orlando Women's Political Caucus and Orlando Lutheran Academy founded.
• 1976 - Orlando International Airport in operation.
• 1977
  • Orlando Regional Medical Center established.
  • Wet 'n Wild Orlando theme park in business.
• 1979
  • Orlando Opera incorporated.^[14]
  • Basilica of Mary (church) built.
• 1980
  • July: Racial unrest.^[3]
  • Bill Frederick becomes mayor.
  • Population: 128,291 city; 471,016 county.^[11]
• 1981 - Bill McCollum becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district.^[15]
• 1982
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida established.
  • Disney's Epcot Center theme park in business in nearby Lake Buena Vista.
• 1983 - Orange County Convention Center opens.
• 1984 - Orlando Science Center active.
• 1986 - The Peabody Orlando hotel in business.
• 1987 - Dr. Phillips High School opens.
• 1989 - Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival begins.
  • Orlando Arena (now the Amway Arena) opened
• 1990
  • Universal Orlando theme park in business.
  • Population: 164,693 city; 677,491 county.
  • Zora Neale Hurston Festival begins in nearby Eatonville.^[9]
• 1991
  • UCF Arena opens.
  • Orlando Predators football team formed.
• 1992
  • Cypress Creek High School and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra^{[citation needed]} established.
  • Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival begins.
• 1993
  • Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in operation.
  • Glenda Hood becomes mayor.
• 1994 - June–July: Some 1994 FIFA World Cup games held in Orlando.^[5]
• 1998
  • Muvico Pointe cinema in business.
  • Mennello Museum opens.
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in business.^[16]
• 1999 - Cinemark Festival Bay Mall (cinema) in business.

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• 2002 - Millenia Mall in business.
• 2003
  • Freedom High School established.
  • Buddy Dyer becomes mayor.
• 2007 - CFE Arena opens.
• 2010
  • Amway Center event venue opens.
  • Orlando City Soccer Club formed.
• 2011
  • Daniel Webster becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district.^[17]
  • Population: 238,300; metro 2,171,360.^[18]
• 2015 - Orlando Eye ferris wheel built.

See also

• History of Orlando
• List of mayors of Orlando, Florida
• List of amusement parks in Greater Orlando

Other cities in Florida

• Timeline of Jacksonville, Florida
• Timeline of Miami
• Timeline of Tampa, Florida

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f g} Federal Writers' Project (1939),"Orlando", Florida; a Guide to the Southernmost State, American Guide Series
2. ^ Jump up to:^a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 2014.
3. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f g} Tana Mosier Porter (2004). "Segregation and Desegregation in Parramore: Orlando's African American Community". Florida Historical Quarterly 82.JSTOR 30149526.
4. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f g h i} Tana Mosier Porter (2009)."Orlando". Historic Orange County: The Story of Orlando and Orange County. HPN Books. ISBN 978-1-893619-99-9.
5. ^ Jump up to:^a b "40 Fun Orlando Facts". City of Orlando. Retrieved August 2014.
6. ^ Jump up to:^a b Stephanie Gaub Antequino; Tana Mosier Porter (2012). Lost Orlando. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-9173-5.
7. Jump up^ W. W. Mathews (1926). "Municipal Water and Light Plant at Orlando, Florida". Journal of the American Water Works Association 15. JSTOR 41227765.
8. Jump up^ Wendy Taylor (2003), Orlando & Central Florida,Lonely Planet, OL 19289916M
9. ^ Jump up to:^a b c "University Manuscripts by Subject". Special Collections & University Archives. University of Central Florida, Libraries. Retrieved August 2014.
10. ^ Jump up to:^a b "About Us". Orlando: Orange County Regional History Center. Retrieved August 2014.
11. ^ Jump up to:^{a b c d e f} Kevin Archer (1997). "The Limits to the Imagineered City: Sociospatial Polarization in Orlando". Economic Geography 73. JSTOR 144487.
12. ^ Jump up to:^a b c "Movie Theaters in Orlando, FL".CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved August 2014.
13. ^ Jump up to:^a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Orlando, Florida". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved August 2014.
14. Jump up^ "About". Orlando Opera. Archived from the original on February 1, 2001. Retrieved August 2014.
15. Jump up^ "Florida". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985–1986.
16. Jump up^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
17. Jump up^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress".GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved August 2014.
18. Jump up^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Retrieved August 2014.

Further reading[edit]

Published in the 19th century

• Orlando, Florida: Indelible Photographs, Orlando: H.A. Abercromby, 1890

Published in the 20th century

• E. Bacon. 1977. Orlando: A centennial history. Chuluota, Fla.: Mickler House.
• L. Argrett Jr. 1991. A history of the black community of Orlando, Florida. Fort Bragg, Calif.: Cypress House Press.
• Walt Disney World & Orlando, Frommer, 1998, OL 9936049M

Published in the 21st century

• Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando. By Richard E. Foglesong. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001).
• Walt Disney World & Orlando for Dummies 2004, For Dummies, 2003, OL 8042293M
• American Cities Project (November 11, 2013). "Orlando". America's Big Cities in Volatile Times: City Profiles. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.

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