history

Seminole War Encampment

event, history, museum

Our annual event honoring the skirmish near Lake Monroe in February of 1837, during the Second Seminole War. We will host a living history encampment at the Museum of Seminole County History. Join us for musket firing demonstrations and hard-bread taste-testing.

Take the Family to Get in Touch With Our Past at the Lake Mary Historical Museum

Visitor's Guide

history, museum, things to do

In 1926, a former circus performer and son of a well-loved Lake Mary doctor constructed a building in town to serve as a meeting place for his community of fellow Spanish American war veterans. His name was Frank Evans – one of Lake Mary’s most prominent historical figures – and that building still stands today, now home to the Lake...