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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 654
Creator: DeSoto City (Fla.)
Title, Dates: Commission minutes, 1923-1962.
Amount: 1 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological
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Biographical/Historical:     DeSoto City was established in DeSoto County around 1915 and later incorporated in Highlands County as "the town of DeSoto City" in 1923. E.J. Etheredge served as the town's first mayor. The remnants of DeSoto City exist as a rural neighborhood in southern Sebring.
Summary:     This series contains the meeting minutes for the Desoto City Commission from its incorporation into Highlands County in 1923 to 1962. Minutes cover subjects such as the official incorporation vote and subsequent city official elections, matters of city infrastructure, and residential concerns, among a multitude of other issues.

    Also included in this series is a collection of DeSoto City's city ordinances No. 1 through No. 71. These include the original copy of each ordinance and additional copies of select ordinances with notes and/or signatures by the mayor, city attorney, and police chief.
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Associated Materials: For more materials on DeSoto City, see the collections at the Sebring Historical Society Archives.
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General Note: This collection consists of found materials with unknown provenance.
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Subject Access Fields: City government.
Highlands County (Fla.)
DeSoto City (Fla.)
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