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Southwest Orange | History

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  • October 26, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: Oct. 27, 2022

Who were the people and what were the events making headlines in West Orange County's past?

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  • October 19, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: Oct. 20, 2022

These are the people and events that shaped West Orange County, Florida.

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  • October 13, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: Oct. 13, 2022

These are the people and events that shaped today's West Orange County.

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This week in West Orange County history: Sept. 22, 2022

West Orange County has been shaped by these people and events in its past.

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  • September 14, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: Sept. 15, 2022

These people and events from the past made headlines in West Orange County.

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  • September 14, 2022
WWII hero graduates from Citadel 78 years after his death

Hometown hero George Bray McMillan, who grew up in Winter Garden, was a member of the Flying Tigers and was shot down and killed on his 53rd mission in 1944.

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  • September 7, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: Sept. 8, 2022

Do you remember these people and events from West Orange County's history?

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  • July 27, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: July 28, 2022

These are the people and events that shaped today's West Orange County.

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  • July 20, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: July 21, 2022

These are the people and events from West Orange County's past.

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  • July 14, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: July 14, 2022

Here's a look back at West Orange County's past.

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  • July 6, 2022
This week in West Orange County: July 7, 2022

These are some of the people and stories from West Orange County's past that shaped our area.

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  • June 30, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: June 30, 2022

These are the people and events that shaped the West Orange County of today.

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  • June 22, 2022
This week in West Orange County history

These are the people and events that shaped our corner of the world.

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  • June 22, 2022
Florida Telephone operators: the first to know “all the news”

Florida Telephone started its operation in the 1920s in Winter Garden, and it provided employment opportunities to hundreds of local women who became as close as family.

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  • June 15, 2022
This week in West Orange County history: June 16, 2022

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