Howard
Charles Lyman, and his wife, Emma Abbott Lyman, first
arrived in the area in the early 1900s. They were
invited by former Congressman Charles Haines to winter
in Florida at his retreat along Lake Orienta. Soon, the
couple became actively involved in the political and
social aspects of the community.
A few years after Seminole County separated from Orange
County, the Lymans and other Altamonte residents voted
to incorporate the Town of Altamonte Springs on November
11, 1920. In the years 1922-1923, with the increasing
population of Special Tax District No. 3, it became
apparent that better school facilities were going to be
necessary, as the small
two-teacher buildings at Altamonte and Longwood were no
longer adequate.
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