In the 1800s, the U.S. Army used Egmont Key to imprison Seminole captives, and historians have described conditions on the island as a concentration camp. Over the last decade, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has launched a robust investigation into this period of Seminole removal to piece together and better understand this little-known chapter.
It’s been 21 years since Casa Feliz in Winter Park made history, as the 750-ton home inched its way to a new site. Now a state marker, unveiled Sept. 7, honors its considerable influence on the community.