About
Longwood, Florida
Longwood has been a destination point for
Florida travelers since coastal tribes used The Senator,
an ancient bald cypress, to find their way over land
from the St. Johns River to trading grounds at Spring
Hammock.
This
was the wilderness sanctuary early tribes found when
they escaped inland from the Spanish. Later, when
Creeks and others from the tribes of the Southeast
United States fled into Spanish Florida and settled
new villages among escaped African slaves, they became
the Seminoles.
The
word "Seminole" is adopted from Spanish
and Creek terms for people who live away from others.
The Senator, at more than 3000 years old, is easily
Central Florida’s oldest tourist attraction
and can still be seen today at Big Tree Park in Seminole
County’s Spring Hammock Preserve near Longwood.
Do
you have questions about damage to your Longwood Florida
home or business that was caused by water, fire or
mold?
