Jacob Summerlin -- reputed to be the first child born in Florida after the land was ceded by Spain -- once owned much of the land that is now Lake Eola Heights. He donated a large tract of land in order for a fine park to be established; that park is still maintained to his orders of it being kept beautiful. His sons named it Lake Eola, after a lady they both knew. In 1875, Orlando became incorporated under Florida law and Jacob Summerlin was the president of the first Orlando City Council.
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