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Ocala Florida & Marion County: Area History

Ocala Florida Is Known As
The Horse Capital Of The World

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Ocala was established in 1846 near the site of
Fort King, a military outpost of the Seminole Wars. Ocala is a Timucua word of unknown meaning. The name is derived from the fact that Hernando de Soto passed through a Timucua village named Ocali near the present site of Ocala during his famous 1539 expedition through the current Southeastern
United States.

In 1853, the State of Florida chose Ocala as
the site of the East Florida Seminary, the first state educational institution in Florida. The University of Florida traces its origin to the establishment of
the East Florida Seminary.

Rail service reached Ocala in June 1881, encouraging economic development.

Several years later, much of the Ocala downtown area was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving Day 1883. Buildings were rebuilt with brick, granite and steel rather than lumber. By 1888, Ocala was
known statewide as "The Brick City."

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