Timeline of Lakeland, Florida

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lakeland, Florida, United States.

19th century

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1884
- South Florida Railroad begins operating.^[1]
- Town platted on land of Abraham Munn.^[2]
1885 - Town of Lakeland incorporated.^[3]
1891 - Electric lighting introduced.^[2]
1894
- Acton becomes part of Lakeland.^[4]
- "Freeze damages citrus crops."^[4]
1900 - Population: 1,180.^[5]

20th century

1904 - Fire.^[2]
1905 - Population: 3,299.^[5]
1910 - Munn Park dedicated.
1911 - Lakeland Evening Telegram newspaper begins publication.^[6]
1912 - Auditorium built.^[2]
1913 - City Hall built.
1915 - Lakeland Morning Star newspaper begins publication.^[6]
1916 - Morrell Memorial Hospital opens.^[2]
1922 - Florida Southern College relocates to Lakeland.^[1]
1924 - Lakeland Terrace Hotel in business.^[7]
1925 - Henley Field Ball Park opens.
1928 - Lakeland Theatre in business.^[8]
1930 - Population: 18,554.
1933 - Junior Welfare League of Lakeland formed.^[9]
1935 - Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God established.^[4]
1936 - WLAK radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1937 - Roxy Theatre in business (approximate date).^[8]
1941 - Lakeland Ledger newspaper begins publication.^[6]
1949 - WONN radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1953 - Filmland Drive-In cinema in business.^[8]
1957 - WWAB radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1960 - Lakeland Indians baseball team formed.
1966 - Joker Marchant Stadium opens.
1977 - "It snows in Lakeland."^[7]
1980 - Population: 47,406.
1988 - Lakeland Square Mall in business.^[7]
1990 - Population: 70,576.
1993
- George Jenkins High School opens.^[7]
- International Sport Aviation Museum established.^[11]
1998 - Lakeland.net website online (approximate date).^[12]^[13]

21st century

2004 - August: Hurricane Charley occurs.^[4]
2005 - Lakeside Village shopping center in business.^[7]
2010 - Population: 97,422.^[14]^[15]
2013 - Dennis A. Ross becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 15th congressional district.^[16]
2014
- Florida Polytechnic University opens.^[7]
- R. Howard Wiggs becomes mayor.^[17]

References

1 2 Federal Writers' Project 1939.
1 2 3 4 5 "Lakeland". Viva Florida: History Happened Here. Tallahassee: Florida League of Cities. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
↑ Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (2001), Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida (PDF), LCIR Report, Tallahassee
1 2 3 4 Hellmann 2006.
1 2 "Population of Cities and Towns", Census of the State of Florida...1905, Tallahassee: Capital Pub. Co.
1 2 3 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Lakeland Public Library. "Lakeland Timeline". City of Lakeland. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
1 2 3 "Movie Theaters in Lakeland, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
↑ "History". Junior League of Greater Lakeland. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
1 2 3 "United States AM Stations: Florida", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
↑ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Florida". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
↑ "Lakeland.net". Archived from the original on January 9, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
↑ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
↑ "Lakeland city, Florida". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
↑ Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research; U.S. Census Bureau (2011), "City of Lakeland", 2010 Census Detailed City Profiles
↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
↑ "Howard Wiggs defeats Gow Field in race for Lakeland mayor", WFTS, E.W. Scripps Co., November 5, 2013

Bibliography

"Lakeland". Florida Gazetteer and Business Directory 1907-1908. R. L. Polk & Co.
"Lakeland". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R. L. Polk & Co. 1918.
Lakeland and Polk County Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1923.
Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Lakeland". Florida: a Guide to the Southernmost State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 515–518 – via Google Books.
This Was Yesterday: a History of Lakeland, Florida. Junior Welfare League of Greater Lakeland. 1973.
Hampton Dunn (1976). Yesterday's Lakeland.
Lynn M. Homan; Thomas Reilly (2001). Lakeland. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Florida:". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakeland, Florida.

"Brief History of Lakeland, Florida" (PDF), Lakelandgov.net
"(Lakeland)". Florida Memory. Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.
Items related to Lakeland, Florida, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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