Ron Cunningham: Create new purpose for Boulware Springs building
Never forget that Lewisville was almost born at a picnic on the edge of Paynes Prairie. William Lewis was an influential Hog Town planter with a bit of an ego. And so, when Alachua County residents gathered for a picnic, on Sept. 6, 1853, to decide what to name a proposed new town — and whether it should become the new county seat — Lewis was pitched a deal by fellow grower James B. Bailey. Support the new town and “we’ll call it Lewisville,” Bailey promised. But if it becomes the...
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