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3132 W. Gulf to Lake Highway / Lecanto, Florida 34461

First Settlers Arrive - 1860 Magnolia Cemetery Established - 1869 First School and Church Built - 1870's First Post Office and Named Changed to Lecanto - 1883 Citrus County Created - 1887 Inverness Wins County Seat Over Lecanto by 9 Votes - 1891 First Fair In Lecanto - 1915 Highway 44 Paved - 1923 Lecanto Incorporated - 1926 Electricity Comes to Lecanto - 1930's First Telephone Installed - 1949 Fence Law Goes Into Effect - 1950 Highway 491 Paved - 1951 J. Murray Davis Retires From Post Office - 1962 Property Deeded to Citrus County Historical Society - 1981 State Road 44 is 4-Laned - 1990's Creation of this heritage site in Lecanto, FL - 2009