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tWinter Springs, Tuskawilla came to be when a New York merchant made a fortune in lumbering and trade with the Spanish. The holdings from Spanish land grants included the land, later named Winter Springs. Henry Gee, a wealthy landowner and slave driver, and his son, John Henry Gee, persuaded the territorial governor part of the old land grant along Lake Jesup.
The lake's wharves were as far down as steam boats could land frieght
for wagons to haul to Maitland and Orlando. Many farmer brought their
crops to the lake's wharves. W.W. White, whose warf near Clinton Springs
had everything the settlers needed, was one of the most successful
merchants at Lake Jesup. Soon, Lumbering crews, sawmills, and turpentine
stills moved were being built in the south, as well as the movement of
cattle along the spring-fed lakes. Fewer than 600 people were residents of the area when it was incoorperated as North Orlando in 1959. Now, Winter Springs is home to over 33,487 plus people, and has the largest area of the county's seven cities. Economic opportunity, good schools, safe
streets, things to do, a sense of community and Winter Springs' new Town
Center were some of the factors that ranked Winter Springs the 31st best
place to live in the United States, according to the August issue of
Money Magazine. Previously, Winter Springs was rated the best city in
the United States in which to purchase a home, based upon ten quality of
life criteria, by MSN Advisory Services.
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