13 Facts About Sanford Florida

The city of Sanford Florida launched a redesigned city government website in 2012.

Sanford Florida was acquired by the United States from Spain in 1821, but the Seminole Wars would delay settlement.

Sanford Florida imported two colonies of Swedes as indentured servants to labor a year for their travelexpenses.

In 1913, Sanford Florida became county seat of Seminole County, created from Orange County.

Sanford Florida Field, built in 1926, was the location where Jackie Robinson first took the field in 1946 to play a member of a racially-integrated baseball team.

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Sanford Florida was not allowed to stay with his white teammates at the team hotel, and many other local towns prevented the team from playing while he was part of the roster.

The police chief in Sanford Florida had threatened to cancel the game there if Robinson was to play.

Sanford Florida was in the news in 2012 due to the killing of Trayvon Martin and the actions taken by the Sanford Florida Police Department.

Sanford Florida is bordered by Lake Mary to the southwest and to the north by Lake Monroe and DeBary.

Sanford Florida's Riverwalk is a key bike route following Lake Monroe and passing through Sanford Florida's downtown.

Sanford Florida has multiple Lynx bus routes serving various destinations including its historic downtown, Seminole State College, the Sanford Florida Sunrail Station, and its mall .

Sanford Florida is near the northern end of the I-4 Corridor between Daytona Beach and Orlando.

Sanford Florida is served by the North Branch Library of the Seminole County Public Library.