The town of Eatonville, long known for its historic origins as the nation’s first incorporated Black municipality, officially submitted its bid package Friday hoping to make it the home of Florida African-American history museum.
The application includes a letter of conditional support from Orange County Public Schools for the museum to occupy up to 10 acres of the former Robert Hungerford Normal and Industrial School site, currently in a legal dispute.
Town leaders believe Eatonville is the right place and hope a state task force reviewing bids will think so, too…