Hernando County, Florida
The story of Spring Hill
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- 1856First on county maps
- 1967Deltona builds Spring Hill
founding
How it started
- 1967
The area first appeared on county maps in 1856, but the community itself was built in 1967 as a planned development by the Deltona Corporation and the Mackle Brothers.
etymology
How it got its name
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The developers wanted to call it Spring Lake and used that name throughout planning. The name was already taken locally, so they settled on Spring Hill.
industry
What it lived on
- 1967
Spring Hill was a product before it was a town - a mid-century Florida land development sold by the acre, and it still reads as one.
claim to fame
What it is known for
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Weeki Wachee Springs sits on the doorstep: the live mermaid show, running since the 1940s, and Buccaneer Bay, Florida's only spring-fed water park.
landmark
What still stands
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The Spring Hill waterfall at US 19 and Spring Hill Drive, the development's original gateway feature.
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Harold's Garage, a dinosaur-shaped filling station, and the pink apatosaurus standing on US 19.
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Nature Coast Botanical Gardens.