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  1. Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States, six miles north of Orlando. It is part of Greater Orlando . Incorporated on August 15, 1887, it was one of the first self-governing all-black municipalities in the United States.

  2. Now a suburb of Orlando, Eatonville no longer is a backwoods town in a rural area, as described in Hurston’s novels. Eatonville remains, however, a cultural gem – one that beckons you to visit. The annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities. Eatonville Weather. Eatonville Weather.

  3. The Association to Preserve Eatonville Community pulls out all the stops for its annual “Zora!” festival in late January, but visitors can celebrate the global icon year-round by exploring what Zora Neale Hurston called her “native village” of Eatonville, the first incorporated all-black city in the nation, and its surrounding Central ...

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  4. Our History. Robert E. Hungerford Normal and Industrial School Campus. Whatever the motivation, Eatonville flourished as a haven for African Americans. Eatonville provided black residents with the opportunity for self-government, economic development, and education.

  5. Jul 11, 2022 · Tucked between Maitland and Winter Park, just 5.28 miles to the north of Orlando, lies the town of Eatonville, the oldest incorporated African American municipality in America. Established in 1887, Eatonville is a town of particular significance.

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  6. Home. Things To Do. More To Explore. Neighborhoods. Eatonville. Historic Eatonville. Part of the Florida Main Street program, the historic Town of Eatonville was incorporated in 1887, making it one of the oldest African American communities in the United States.

  7. Dec 30, 2023 · Eatonville, Florida, Was One of the Nation’s First Freedom Towns. Freedom Towns: A Vast but Largely Forgotten Movement of Black Self-Rule. Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville,...

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