Sebring
MacDonald, Susan Priest / MacDonald, Randall M. / Sebring Historical Society
In 1911, Ohio entrepreneur George E. Sebring was drawn to the raw south-central Florida peninsular wilderness, known for bountiful fishing and game. After cofounding Sebring, Ohio, in 1898, he envisaged another eponymous town that would attract new residents to this largely unsettled area located 30 miles from the nearest railroad depot. The businessman purchased 9, 000 acres on the shore of Lake Jackson, and his new town was designed and surv...