William Sparkman, the "father of Waldo", was the first non-indigenous, English-speaking settler in the early 1800s, who in the 1820s, made it easier for more settlers to reside in Waldo when he built Bellamy Road, which connected St. Augustine to Pensacola. Landmarks include Waldo and Waldo Historic District. Waldo is the birthplace of Vince Sanders, broadcaster.
Waldo, Florida gifts and souvenirs: 20 designs made from Waldo's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Waldo Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Waldo Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Waldo Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Waldo Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Waldo Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Waldo Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
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
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
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
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
Population 2010: 1,015 → 2020: 846
From Wikidata (CC0).
William Sparkman, the "father of Waldo", was the first non-indigenous, English-speaking settler in the early 1800s, who in the 1820s, made it easier for more settlers to reside in Waldo when he built Bellamy Road, which connected St. Augustine to Pensacola. Bellamy Road was the first major U.S. federal highway in early territorial Florida and was constructed in the 1820s through the 1830s passing through Waldo from around Lake Santa Fe to the east and on towards the Santa Fe River in the west, where it passed over the river on a natural land bridge at modern O'Leno State Park. During this time, the community was known as "Bellamy Station".
In 1853, the Florida Legislature chartered the Florida Railroad to build a line from Fernandina Beach to Tampa, with a branch running to Cedar Key. U.S. Senator David Levy Yulee, president and chief stockholder of the Florida Railroad, made the decision to build the Cedar Key branch first. The section up to Gainesville was completed by 1859, with the intersection of Bellamy Road and the Florida Railroad named Waldo Station, after Senator Yulee's friend, Benjamin Waldo, a doctor and politician. And that same year, the Bellamy Station community was renamed "Waldo". In 1876, the railroad branch from Waldo to Ocala was completed.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Waldo, Florida, revision 1378264700 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Waldo sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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1 free coloring page of Waldo, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Waldo's population was 846 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,015 in 2010.
A view of Waldo