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Martha
and Don Woods
PA
the
internet savvy REALTORS®
Watson
Realty Corp.
1504
S Atlantic Ave
New Smyrna Beach,
Florida 32169
Watson
Realty Corp real estate agents serving Southeast
Volusia County
Florida Buyers and Sellers in the communities of Edgewater
and Oak
Hill, and surrounding areas. We provide property listing and home sales of single and multi-family residential
homes, condos, vacant building lots, investment, and commercial
property.
 Thanks
for choosing Watson Realty of Southeast Volusia County Florida.
Martha
and Don Woods, as internet savvy Real Estate Associates of the
Watson Realty Corporation, strive to give only the best in customer
service to both Buyers and Sellers. Specializing
in mainland and beachside/beachfront residential home and condo sales, we also
provide relocation, referral, and commercial real estate listing and
sales service. Feel free to contact us for any of your real
estate needs, we can be reached by office direct and/or toll free
phone available 24/7 with voice mail and automatic paging.
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Edgewater, Florida
An Intracoastal
Waterfront Community
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Pictured
above: the mural located at Kennedy Park portrays
Edgewater when it was originally founded as Hawks Park.
Kennedy Park is located at Riverside Drive and East Park
Avenue.
Edgewater.....Exactly
Where You Want To Be!
Edgewater boasts a beautiful riverfront shoreline which
stretches for mile after scenic mile. Did you know the
City offers three waterfront parks for residents and visitors
to enjoy? Check out the
City's
parks, along with plenty of pictures.
Edgewater, Florida is
a community nestled alongside the Indian River. It's an
Intracoastal waterfront village that offers all the charm you
would expect to find in small town Florida. But there is
something more. This is a place where one can enjoy all
the comforts of home within a stone's throw of the best
boating and fishing in the state, yet still engage in spirited
business and commercial activity. This is
Edgewater.....exactly where you want to be!
Edgewater, Florida is
a community nestled alongside the Indian River. It's an
Intracoastal waterfront village that offers all the charm you
would expect to find in small town Florida. But there is
something more. This is a place where one can enjoy all
the comforts of home within a stone's throw of the best
boating and fishing in the state, yet still engage in spirited
business and commercial activity. This is
Edgewater.....exactly where you want to be!
  Originally
called Hawk's Park, the community was established in 1871.
Within fifteen years it had 115 permanent residents and was a
favorite of northerners who would winter in the area. By
1925 the community adopted the more descriptive name of
Edgewater and was beginning to grow in earnest. Today,
Edgewater encompasses 7,040 acres with just over 17,000
residents, still a small town by most standards. And it
is home to many award-winning businesses and companies that
lead the field in their industries. Among those
businesses calling Edgewater home are paint, building,
boating, garment and honey industries.
Oak Hill, Florida
Undiscovered
Tranquility
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The City of Oak Hill
is the southern most city in Southeast Volusia
County and is the least developed of the three
communities, comprising 10.5 square miles and a
population of 1,200.
Named for its abundance of trees, the city lies
along the beautiful Indian River. The town is rich
in history, bird life and subtropical flora. Citrus
groves were planted beginning in 1865, and
commercial fishing began in 1908.
The beauty and charm of the Oak Hill community is
enhanced by lovely 19th century homes. Incorporated
in 1963, Oak Hill’s form of government is
Mayor Commission, with each commissioner
functioning as head of a municipal department.
Current information has it that a settler by the
name of Mitchell built a home and attempted the
establishment of an orange grove in 1860. His
activity attracted a few additional people.
Apparently someone had developed a salt works as
there were reports of two shallow draft Union boats
that raided and destroyed such a property in 1862.
An influential black freedman reportedly donated
land for a post office and church / school in which
both black and white youngsters were taught six
white in the mornings and 5 black in the afternoon.
A post office opened in 1876 and by 1880 there were
2 stores and 2 hotels, the Atlantic House and the
Seaview Hotel. Unfortunately, the Seaview survived
only a year. It was thought that guiding guests from
the north to active fishing holes was a major form
of occupation. In 1901, it was rumored that the
Florida East Coast Commercial Company had been
formed to establish a large sugarcane processing
plant and sawmill in Oak Hill.
Oak Hill lived by fishing the river and growing
citrus crops. Recent restrictions in the use
of nets all but destroyed the local fishing industry
with but a few surviving with cast nets. Oak Hill's
limited commercial base from enterprise along US 1,
automobile service and a small swimming pool
manufacturer barely supports the small community.
Today it's "bedroom" city with commuting
north and south the norm.
Oak Hill is located South of New Smyrna Beach and
Edgewater, and borders the Canaveral National
Seashore, and is close to the Kennedy Space Center.
Click here for
History
& Memories
Click here for
Area
Photos
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- Contact us for -
Legendary Quality Service
Watson Realty Corp.
Direct Phone: 386-478-9202
Office: VM/Page: 386-428-7355 x210
Direct Toll Free: 877-281-7432
MarthaDon@MarthaDon.com
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March 15, 2007 .
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