About Avon Park, Florida

Avon Park is a city of 9,658 people in Highlands County, and it is the oldest city in the county. Oliver Martin Crosby left Connecticut in 1884 to study Everglades wildlife, and he chose to stay. Settlers came after him, and by 1886 their numbers were large enough to found a community they called the Town of Lake Forest.

Crosby led the Florida Development Company, and he brought in new settlers, many of them English. A good number came from Stratford-upon-Avon, and they named the town for their old home. The city grew up among round lakes formed in the limestone below, with Lake Tulane, Lake Verona and Lake Isis inside its limits.

  • Cardinals spring trainingAvon Park's Charles R. Head talked his friend Sam Breadon, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, into training the team here. From 1927 to 1929 they worked out at the new Cardinal Field, now Head Field, and some games outdrew the city's whole population. When the deal ended in 1929, Breadon left for Bradenton, faulting the hotels and field.
  • Babe Ruth's streetBefore the Cardinals met the New York Yankees on March 16, 1928, townspeople gave Babe Ruth a souvenir bat that measured 52 inches and weighed 14 pounds. During the game Ruth hit a home run that landed on a nearby street, which the city renamed Ruth Street to honor him.
  • A 21-year-old mayorIn 1951, when Black officials ran that precinct for the first time, Sauls won 92.5 percent there. The council voided its votes, 3 to 1, but Sauls and councilmen Mannin Kirkland and J. B. Sparks sued, and the Supreme Court of Florida seated all three.
  • Mosquitoes from the skyIn 1956 the U.S. Army Chemical Corps sent a plane up from the Avon Park Air Force Range and released 600,000 uninfected yellow fever mosquitoes over the city, part of a military test called Operation Drop Kick. Within a day the insects had spread a mile or two in every direction and bitten many residents. The records of the experiment stayed secret until October 28, 1980.

Find your street

Names on the Avon Park map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks1

  • Grand Lake

Streets and roads177

  • South Main Street
  • North Main Street
  • Memorial Drive
  • West Main Street
  • Cornell Street
  • South Lake Boulevard
  • West Cornell Street
  • North Highlands Avenue
  • East Main Street
  • East Fourth Street
  • South Carolina Avenue
  • South Highlands Avenue
  • South Memorial Drive
  • North Lake Avenue
  • East Winthrop Street
  • East Pleasant Street
  • East Palmetto Street
  • South Lake Avenue
  • East Circle Street
  • South Hart Avenue
  • South Florida Avenue
  • North Florida Avenue
  • West Pleasant Street
  • North Railroad Avenue
  • West Edgewood Street
  • East Lagrande Street
  • West Stryker Road
  • North Central Avenue
  • North Oleander Drive
  • South Delaney Avenue
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  • Truck Route
  • South Verona Avenue
  • Canfield Street
  • North Anoka Avenue
  • West Taunton Road
  • West Bell Street
  • North Irvington Road
  • South Country Club Drive
  • West Shop 16 Road
  • West College Drive
  • Lake Lotela Drive
  • West Church Street
  • Calhoun Avenue
  • Stowe Avenue
  • Exter Road
  • West Canfield Street
  • West Lake Isis Avenue
  • West Walnut Street
  • North Gaster Road
  • West Circle Street
  • Hart Avenue
  • East State Street
  • West Hal McRae Boulevard
  • Hollyhurst Drive
  • West Palmetto Street
  • Davis Citrus Drive
  • La Grande Street
  • East Bell Street
  • Tulane Drive
  • West Garrett Road
  • Davis Citrus Road
  • Taunton Road
  • East Walnut Street
  • East Pine Street
  • Alton Street
  • Lake Denton Road
  • East Claradge Avenue
  • South Self Avenue
  • Montario Avenue
  • West Fourth Street
  • Danzi Road
  • Marshall Street
  • West Hill Street
  • West Pine Street
  • West Prairie Street
  • East Thomas Street
  • East Charles Street
  • Wilhite Street
  • Tulane Circle
  • Grove Circle
  • Lake Bryd Boulevard
  • East Wolf Street
  • Winthrop Street
  • Davis Avenue
  • Bass Lane
  • Shaw Street
  • Rich Street
  • Jim
  • East Sixth Street
  • Hatcher Avenue
  • East Fifth Street
  • North Lotela Avenue
  • Sunshine Drive
  • South Carolina Street
  • West Castle Street
  • West Winthrop Street
  • Beach Drive
  • North Verona Avenue
  • West State Street
  • South Lotela Avenue
  • South Flamingo Road
  • East Green Street
  • East Camphor Street
  • West Hall Street
  • North Lake Isis Drive
  • East Hall Street
  • East Third Street
  • South Reed Road
  • West Camphor Street
  • South Golfview Drive
  • North Palm Drive
  • Grand Oaks Drive
  • Castle Street
  • West Herrick Street
  • West Lake Byrd Boulevard
  • Little Lake Bonnet Road
  • North Delaware Avenue
  • East Ash Street
  • North Museum Avenue
  • East Raymond Street
  • North Prospect Avenue
  • East Shockley Road
  • West Royal Drive
  • Calliope Drive
  • West Ruth Street
  • Calypso Drive
  • Lelia Boulevard
  • South Cole Avenue
  • Hibiscus Avenue
  • West Reed Road
  • Herrick Street
  • Forest Hill Court
  • Coy Avenue
  • Florida Avenue
  • Isis Avenue
  • Paulk Street
  • Elder Street
  • Love Street
  • Lake Park Drive
  • Shady Lane
  • Wray Street
  • Ben Hicks Street
  • Wester Avenue
  • West Shoreline Drive
  • South Anoka Avenue
  • South Central Avenue
  • Oregon Street
  • Emmanuel Way
  • South Forest Avenue
  • North Butler Avenue
  • West Winifred Street
  • North Desoto Avenue
  • West Carey Lane
  • West Orange Street
  • Elwell Street
  • Delaware Avenue
  • East No Snow Circle
  • Batts Street
  • Maxwell Street
  • West Martin Road
  • Strong Avenue
  • West Bohland Street
  • West Bass Lane
  • East College Drive
  • East Crystal Lake Drive
  • East First Street
  • Ezra Circle
  • East Kendall Boulevard
  • North Carey Lane
  • North Michigan Avenue
  • Southwest Anderson Road
  • Lake Glenada Road
  • West Gladiola Drive
  • South Young Avenue
  • Wilkes Street
  • Deleon Avenue
  • East Ebi Street

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