Editing Apopka, Florida (section)

===Town of Apopka City===
In 1882, the one mile in each direction of "The Lodge" or "Fudge Hall" was officially incorporated under the name "Town of Apopka City".<ref name=TownInc>Orange County, Misc. Book No3; Apopka, City Election Proceedings, p. 255.; History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Florida. J. Shofner, Ed.. 1982.</ref> In the 1890s, the town was contracted in size more than once due to difficult times.<ref>History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Florida. J. Shofner, Ed.. 1982.</ref>

In 1905, the Apopka City Council authorized incorporation of the Apopka Water, Light, and Ice Company. Councilman A.M. Starbird was appointed its manager, but it was not until voters approved a $9,000 bond in 1914 that he was able to contract with [[International Harvester]] Corporation to construct a power plant; as such, electricity was not available in the city until February 10, 1915. This independent utility company was one of many that were acquired by the Florida Public Service Corporation in the 1920s. They continued to manage the city's utility needs until the 1940s, when they sold off its ice plants to the Atlantic Company, its electric service to [[Florida Power Corporation]], and its water services to Florida Utilities.

Between 1937 and 1968, a town ordinance forbade Black residents from living north of the railroad tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dowdell v. City of Apopka, Fla., 511 F. Supp. 1375 (M.D. Fla. 1981) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/511/1375/1429718/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref>