This is a monument dedicated to the Apopka Sportsmen's Club, which I am ashamed to admit I never heard of before my hike. When researching it, I discovered that my grandfather had been good friends with one of the prominent members.
In 1941, the Club purchased Wekiwa Springs from a turpentine mill, and dedicated itself to protecting its natural inhabitants.
There is a wonderful
book about the history of Apopka; it even shows the first Masonic
lodge, which my boyfriend and I visited, him being a Mason. But that is another story.
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