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You will find this site is the most complete guide to Lakeland Florida. From A to Z it is all here. Easy to find and easy to navigate.
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About Lakeland Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County Florida. Lakeland is located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau the city of Lakeland has a population of 89,108. The Lakeland metropolitan area has an estimated population of 561,606 in July 2006.
Lakeland was first settled in the 1870s and began to develop as the rail lines reached the area in 1884. Lakeland was incorporated January 1st 1885. The town was founded by Abraham Munn (a resident of Louisville, Kentucky), who purchased 80 acres of land in what is now downtown Lakeland in 1882 and mapped out the land for the town in 1884. Among the names considered for the town by its residents were Munnville, Red Bug and Rome City. The Florida boom resulted in the construction of many significant structures in Lakeland, a number of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This list includes the Terrace Hotel, New Florida Hotel, Polk Theatre, Promenade of Lake Mirror, Polk Museum of Art, Park Trammell Building and others. The city also has several historic districts with many large buildings built during the 1920s and 1940s. The Cleveland Indians held spring training here from 1923 to 1927 at Henley Field Ball Park. Many new parks have been privately funded surrounding Lake Mirror. The are Barnett Children's Park, Hollis Gardens and the newest Allen Kryger Park.
During World War II, Lakeland made an important contribution which directly contributed to the defeat of Hitler. Hundreds of young British men were taught to fly at Lakeland's Lodwick airfield by volunteer flight instructors, a collection of barnstormers and independent pilots. These British airmen enjoyed the hospitality of Lakeland during their training, then returned home to fight the Battle of Britain. Their skills in shooting down Germans warplanes was crucial to Britain's survival. When America entered the war, the Army Air Corps relied on training fields like Lodwick to supply pilots for its fighters, bombers and transport planes. In 1990. Lakeland make its Hollywood debut when the Southgate Shopping Center was featured in the hit movie Edward Scissorhands, starring Johnny Depp and Wiona Ryder.
Lakeland made national headlines on September 2006 when Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Vernon "Matt" Williams and his K-9 partner, Diogi, were shot and killed after a routine traffic stop in the Kathleen area of town. The incident sparked outrage among the central Florida law enforcement community. More then five-hundred law officials came together in search of the killer. The next morning the killer was found hiding under a fallen tree. Nine SWAT Team members fired 110 shots at the killer hitting him 68 times and killing him on the spot. "God will be his judge and jury now", said Sheriff Grady Judd, adding "we ran our of bullets".
Lakeland is home to one of the first Hindu temples in the US. Publix Super Markets is also headquartered here. The first Red Lobster restaurant was opened here.
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