The Ocala Sunset Rotary Club is asking the city to designate a historic marker to commemorate the day that 10-year-old Tom Petty visited Ocala and met Elvis Presley while he was filming a movie.
The ordinance will be presented to the Ocala City Council during its regular meeting on Tuesday, December 2.
Paul Stentiford, of the Ocala Sunset Rotary Club, submitted the request for the installation of a historic marker titled “Elvis in Ocala, Tom Petty Inspired.” The marker would recognize Presley’s visit to Ocala in July 1961 for the filming of Follow That Dream…