I was passing through Melbourne Beach when I noticed this building with a historic marker. The…read moremarker is part of the Historical Marker Program, one of the Division of Historical Resources' most popular and valued public history programs. The markers raise awareness of Florida's cultural history while enhancing the enjoyment of historic sites for residents and tourists. The blue historic markers tell the stories of the people and places that were important to Florida's history and they can be found in front of schools, forts, roads, battlefields, cemeteries, churches, historic districts, archaeological sites, and buildings like this one. Historic marker F-640 was installed in 2008 by the Brevard County Historical Commission The Brevard County Tourist Development Council and the Florida Department of State. This building was built in 1908 in what is now Ryckman Park. It faced the Indian River Lagoon and held offices of the Melbourne Beach Improvement Company where Capt. Rufus Beaujean, Donald Beaujean, and Lawrence Ryckman planed the pier, lot sites, roads, and a railway. Eventually, the building became the Melbourne Beach Town Hall and Post Office. In 1953, a new town hall was built. This building was floated down the Indian River to this area. It became the Williams Building when it was used for meetings and classes and managed by Mr. and Mrs. Williams. When the Spessard Holland Golf Course was built, the building was moved to the point of land between Oak Street and Highway A1A where it continued to be a community center. In 2001, the building was scheduled for demolition. Two citizens stepped forward to save it and the community rallied behind them. In May 2007 the building opened as a history center. The museum is free and open on Saturdays. It has displays about history of the area, Ais Indians, Spanish shipwrecks, and the development of Melbourne Beach.

Very friendly staff here that is always very helpful. The building got conference rooms and there's…read morea corner that sells memorabilia.

We were visiting Universal Studios in Orlando and decided to take the kids trick or treating for…read moreHalloween in Celebration, Florida. The advertisements looked like so much fun! This was the WORST trick or treating event ever for the kids. Beautiful city but so very stingy on candy. Homes that passed out candy were sporadically spaced and it was so crowded. There was a lot of walking and weaving around the crowds. Because of that we walked for an hour and a half to get 18 small pieces of candy. Really Celebration? My one son got two small pieces of individually wrapped jelly bellies. Million dollar homes and you can't even pass out decent candy? Shame on you. We had reservations at the Cuban restaurant however, decided not to go because we were so disappointed. We felt so bad we returned to the Hard Rock Hotel and bought the kids a fancy Halloween dessert at The Palm restaurant.

The current Mount Dora City Hall sits on top of a hill at 5th and Baker Streets but it is not Mount…read moreDora's first town hall. The original town hall was built in 1904 on the corner of 4th and 5th Avenues on the east side of Donnelly Street by volunteers with donated materials. This town hall existed until 1922 when a fire damaged it and most of the block. In the 1880's the land where the city hall now sits was owned by the Reverend Guller built a hotel called the Guller House. The Gullers sold it in 1889 and the property changed hands several times until the 1920's when Mr. Enoch Tompkins purchased the Guller House. He remodeled it and added columns to give it a colonial look. After that the building was known as the Colonial Inn. It was again sold several times and in 1929 Mount Dora leased the property for $1,000 a year, eventually buying it for $15,000 in 1931. City business was conducted in the building until 1963 when the building was deemed too outdated to be be functional. Architect Brandon Wald, was hired in the 1960's by the city to create a new building that looked as close to the Colonial Inn as possible while making the interior more functional for the city. The 1920's pillars were retained to decorate the front of the building. On May April 3, 1964. Mayor Jessie Wilmott, Governor Farris Bryant, and other government officials dedicated the new town hall. Although not a building from the 1920's, Mount Dora's City Hall looks like it came from that time period. Today it sits on top of the hill overlooking Donnelly Park and holding court over lovely historic downtown Mount Dora.

A decent and granduese looking city hall. Located in the heart of Mount Dora, very close to…read moreGilbert park. The town of Mount Dora began in 1874 when the area was settled by David Simpson, his wife, and two children. ... In 1846, the surveyors named Lake Dora after her, and in 1883 the town was renamed after the lake. The Mount in Mount Dora reflects the fact that the town is on a plateau 184 feet above sea level.

Nothing is here 10 miles to a grocery store or shopping period Nothing changed in 25 years. No…read moreaffordable housing for seniors. NOTHING CHANGED. SO SAD

Fort Meade is a dead town on a Sunday. Perhaps it's a dead town every day. It has 6000 people but…read morenot a single Fort Meade business has been reviewed on YELP. eek. Its downtown was a ghost town. I would encourage City Hall & Central Florida Tourism to get some PR going for this potentially historical tourism town that has been around since 1849. It needs some visionary city planners to perk the place up. There was no place to eat except a McDonalds on the main drag and a Chinese restaurant on a side street. Certainly there are some young social media users to help get town businesses rated and reviewed? Sad experience....on line and in reality.

Whenever I am in downtown Windermere i try to visit the 9/11 memorial. It is so sad that i have to…read morehold back my tears. Today i noticed that people had left some photographs of people who had died in 9/11. My heartfelt condolences to anyone who knew someone who perished there. I highly recommend a visit to this memorial which is behind the Winderemere Town Hall and next to the Windermere library

The Windermere 9/11 Memorial was dedicated in 2010. It honors all of the victims of the September…read more11 attack on the World Trade Center, Flight 93 and the Pentagon. The project was erected as part of a 15 year old Eagle Scout's Project. A long list of businesses and locals donated to assist in making this endeavor successful and the end result is beautiful. The Windermere Florida Never Forgets Memorial and Gardens is very thoughtful. The memorial showcases a piece of steel that was salvaged from the rubble from World Trade Center. There are small square tiles at the base of the structure that represents the country of each person who died from this attack. There is a plaque displayed that gives details of the September 11 attacks and the project.