Black Bear Trail

Black Bear Trail (HM4LF)

Location: Maitland, FL 32751 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 37.255', W 81° 21.974'

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The Black Bear Trail, so named because it ran through the natural habitat of the black bear, was organized by The Black Bear Trail, Inc., an association of officials of Chambers of Commerce, boards of trade and cities lying along the route of the new highway, whose objective was to provide a direct, safe route to historic and scenic sites from Canada to Florida. In April 1927, members of the Association marked the new route through Maitland through what is now Highway 17-92 by placing insignia showing a black bear painted on an orange oval background on both sides of telephone poles along the road. This road joined the Dixie Highway at Lake Lily and both names described this road from this point south. When completed, The Black Bear Trail ran from Quebec, Canada to St. Petersburg and Miami, Florida, and opened to travelers some of the most scenic areas in the country.

A Florida Heritage site sponsored by the City of Maitland and the Florida Department of State.
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HM NumberHM4LF
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Marker NumberF-524
Year Placed2004
Placed ByCity of Maitland and Florida Department of State
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 12:44pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 464199 N 3166042
Decimal Degrees28.62091667, -81.36623333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 37.255', W 81° 21.974'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 37' 15.30" N, 81° 21' 58.44" W
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Area Code(s)321, 407
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 867 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland FL 32751, US
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