{"id":13066,"date":"2019-11-08T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=13066"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:07","slug":"an-orange-county-neighborhood-you-should-know-i-heart-lockhart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2019\/11\/an-orange-county-neighborhood-you-should-know-i-heart-lockhart\/","title":{"rendered":"An Orange County Neighborhood You Should Know: I Heart Lockhart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re driving north along Edgewater Drive past College Park towards Apopka, you may notice the small town of Lockhart. An important hub of lumber and citrus cultivation in the late 1800s, it\u2019s no longer a bustling industrial settlement, but it still possesses a quiet charm and air of historical significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still live on the original homestead property my family purchased in 1880,\u201d said Lena Issacson, whose ancestors emigrated to the United States from the Uppsala region of Sweden to escape harsh conditions in their homeland. \u201cThey came by boat from Jacksonville to Sanford, proceeded by foot through miles of forest and carved out a life for themselves in Central Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1800s, this region possessed a wealth of pine and oak trees for construction. David Lockhart, the town\u2019s namesake, saw an opportunity and opened a sawmill. With work available, the town began to grow, and Lockhart quickly became an important location for the transport of lumber and citrus, its two biggest industries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLockhart represents hard-working families like the Isaacsons, one of the five earliest pioneer families in this region, who arrived via rivers like the Little Wekiva and over virgin land to operate vegetable, citrus and cattle farms,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/BoardofCommissioners\/District2Commissioner.aspx\">Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore, District 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Transition occurred when David Lockhart sold his lumber company and back-to-back freezes decimated orange crops in the early 1900s. Lockhart\u2019s industrial legacy lives on, however, with building-related businesses such as Finfrock, Cemex and Outdoor Living Products, which all contribute to the continued growth of Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>Isaacson and other residents are fighting to preserve the town\u2019s 140-year-old history and would like to get a historic marker placed on the site of the original sawmill. Additionally, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisamikler.com\/\">Lisa Mikler<\/a>, a local artist, is creating a large-scale history mural \u2013 replete with logger, train, sawmill and stream (which ran through the town before it was diverted) \u2013 that will be painted on the wall belonging to the Edgewater Shores neighborhood at the corner of Edgewater and Lake Lockhart Drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLockhart has enjoyed over a century of strong industry, civic, educational and cultural groups,\u201d said Moore. \u201cJoining them together to facilitate the completion of this mural will strengthen community bonds, encourage investment and better prepare the town for the changes occurring in Central Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And most importantly, it will help keep the town\u2019s history alive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine a small town built on the shoulders of pioneers who risked everything to make a decent life for themselves,\u201d mused Isaacson. \u201cWe don\u2019t want that to get lost in time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re driving north along Edgewater Drive past College Park towards Apopka, you may notice the small town of Lockhart. 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