Lake Lily Drive

Lake Lily Drive (HM8U9)

Location: Maitland, FL 32751 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 37.338', W 81° 21.989'

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A Florida Heritage Site

This road was the first direct route from Northeast Florida to Maitland. It followed Maitland Avenue around this west side of Lake Lily and continued south on what is now Highway 17-92. During the Second Seminole War the United States Army used this trail to connect the forts along its route. Fort Maitland was built in 1838 on the west shore of Lake Maitland, a day's march from Fort Mellon (Sanford). The fort was named in honor of Captain William Seton Maitland (1798-1837), who was cited for bravery in the battle of 1836, and died in 1837 as a result of wounds received there. The fort was located south of present Fort Maitland Park and was in use only until 1839. In 1915, Orange County paved the route with bricks, making it the first grouted brick road in Florida. This road became part of the Dixie Highway, which opened in 1925 and ran from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Miami. In 1927 the road was joined to the Black Bear Trail at Lake Lily. Both names described the road from this point south. These bricks were covered by asphalt in the 1960's and in 1998 the asphalt was removed and the Maitland Historical Society restored the bricks, with assistance from the City of Maitland and the Florida Department of State.
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HM NumberHM8U9
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Marker NumberF-523_MARKER
Year Placed2004
Placed ByCity of Maitland and Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 7:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 464175 N 3166195
Decimal Degrees28.62230000, -81.36648333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 37.338', W 81° 21.989'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 37' 20.28" N, 81° 21' 59.34" W
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Area Code(s)321, 407
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 601-699 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland FL 32751, US
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