Bluford Sims began groundbreaking work in budding wild orange trees while in Ocoee. Landmarks include Woman's Club of Ocoee, Ocoee Christian Church and Withers-Maguire House. Ocoee is the birthplace of Kendrick Perry, basketball player.
Ocoee, Florida gifts and souvenirs: 30 designs made from Ocoee's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Ocoee Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Ocoee Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Ocoee Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Ocoee Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Ocoee Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Ocoee Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Population 2010: 35,579 → 2020: 47,295
From Wikidata (CC0).
In the mid-1850s, Dr. J.D. Starke, stricken with malaria, took a group of slaves, similarly stricken, to the north side of an open, pine-wooded lake that provided clear and clean water to avoid further malaria outbreaks. The camp built by the group provided a base of operations from which to commute during the day to work the fields near Lake Apopka and rest at night.
As the camp grew into a village, it took the name Starke Lake, a name the lake upon which the group settled bears to this day. The city's population increased further after the American Civil War as Confederate soldiers and their families settled into the area, including Captain Bluford Sims and General William Temple Withers, who wintered at the location. Captain Sims received a land grant for a 74-acre parcel to the west of Starke Lake in what is now the downtown portion of Ocoee on October 5, 1883. In 1886, Captain Sims, along with a group of original settlers, led an effort to have the town platted and changed the name to Ocoee, after a river he grew up near in Tennessee. Ocoee is a Cherokee Indian word anglicized from uwagahi, meaning "apricot vine place" and this inspired the choice of the city's flower.
Bluford Sims began groundbreaking work in budding wild orange trees while in Ocoee. His commercial citrus nursery was the first in the United States in Ocoee, supplying many other groves in Florida with their first trees, as well as shipping young citrus trees to California. The construction of the Florida Midland Railroad in the 1880s spurred growth in the area and many more settlers moved in.
Highway construction was the impetus for Ocoee's growth in the 20th century. Florida State Road 50 (SR 50) was constructed south of downtown Ocoee in 1959 and provided a direct east-west connection between the city and a growing Orlando and made the town more accessible to housing developers. Florida's Turnpike was opened just south of downtown Ocoee in 1964. In late 1990, Ocoee was connected to Orlando by a western extension of Florida State Road 408 (the East-West Expressway), which then joined the Florida's Turnpike south of SR 50. In 2000, the completion of Florida State Road 429 (the Western Expressway) linked Ocoee with Walt Disney World to the south.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Ocoee, Florida, revision 1373583052 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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5 free coloring pages of Ocoee, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Ocoee's population was 47,295 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 35,579 in 2010.
Woman's Club of Ocoee
West Oaks Mall
A view of Ocoee
A view of Ocoee