19 Facts About Oviedo Florida

City of Oviedo Florida has received multiple accolades in various media outlets and national publications:.

Up through the early 19th century, the area encompassing Oviedo was sparsely populated save for a few Seminoles and African-American Freemen who associated with the Seminole tribe, known as Black Seminoles, in what was then Spanish Florida.

Oviedo Florida paid for a railway link to Oviedo and founded the Lake Jesup Steamboat Company.

Oviedo Florida became a spokesman for the large black community in the area, and was especially devoted to improving their educational opportunities, and served as a local school trustee.

Oviedo Florida was an accomplished bricklayer and oversaw the planning and construction of a new building for the Antioch Baptist Church.

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Oviedo Florida's legacy is noted today throughout Oviedo, in sites such as Boston Street, Boston Alley, Boston Cemetery, Boston Hill and Butler Boston Court.

Oviedo Florida left after failing to produce successful crops, but saved up money and returned in 1926 to try again.

Oviedo Florida experienced a major growth spurt during the boom years of the 1920s, and new buildings and banks were built on the main street of downtown, named "Broadway".

Oviedo Florida made the transition from a rural hamlet, to a town, and then, in 1967, became a city through a special referendum.

State Road 434, which cuts through downtown Oviedo Florida, is currently being widened and several buildings have been demolished.

An African-American Oviedo Florida pioneer named Mathew Powell established the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in April 1875.

In 2015, the city of Oviedo Florida dedicated a brand new downtown development just south of the current "old downtown" along Oviedo Florida Boulevard.

The new town center, named "Oviedo Florida on the Park", is a mixed use development with townhouses, apartment homes, restaurants, and retail.

The Oviedo Florida ER is located on the corner of Red Bug Lake Road and West Broadway.

In January 2016, Oviedo Florida's new, expanded Townhouse Restaurant opened a few hundred feet from their old, iconic establishment, which was demolished to make room for the new road project.

Several large retailers in Oviedo Florida include Target, Home Depot, and Lowe's amongst others.

Oviedo Florida is home to numerous housing developments including Alafaya Woods, Whispering Woods, Aloma Woods, Remington Park, Huntington, Carillon, Little Creek, Sanctuary, Kingsbridge, Riverside, Riverwind Apartments, Twin Rivers, Waverlee Woods and Bear Creek.

The Oviedo Florida Citizen is an online publication that has been covering Oviedo Florida news since August 2008.

Charley's damage in Oviedo Florida is considered to be the worst in Seminole County history.