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Hannibal
Square
is
a
historic
district
in
Winter
Park
on
New
England
Avenue
two
blocks
west
of
Park
Avenue,
between
Virginia
and
Pennsylvania
Avenues.
Winter
Park
sprang
up
around
a
railroad
track
laid
in
1880
by
the
South
Florida
Railroad
that
connected
Orlando
to
Sanford.
Hannibal
Square
was
founded
in
1881
as
an
African-American
community
of
laborers
who
built
the
town
and
worked
as
domestic
servants
to
the
areas
wealthy
families.
The
people
who
lived
in
Hannibal
Square
had
educational
opportunities,
prosperity,
and
professional
standing.
The
railroad
tracks
served
as
the
dividing
line
in
the
town
with
whites
living
on
the
east
side
and
blacks
to
the
west.
The
Hannibal
Square
Heritage
Center
was
created
in
2007
by
the
Crealdé
School
of
Art
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
Winter
Park.
The
museum
was
created
to
showcase
the
past,
present,
and
future
contributions
of
the
African-American
community.
The
museum
displays
their
permanent
exhibit,
Heritage
Collection:
Photographs
and
Oral
Histories
of
West
Winter
Park.
The
collection
is
100
framed
archival
photographs
of
West
Winter
Park
residents
spanning
the
20th
century.
Another
museum
exhibit
is
the
Hannibal
Square
Time
Line,
documenting
local
and
nation's
events
in
the
African-American
community
since
the
Emancipation
Proclamation.
In
addition
the
museum
hosts
visiting
rotating
exhibitions
that
document
the
black
experience.
The
current
exhibit
is
social
justice
quilts
created
by
the
Charmettes
Club
and
it
is
running
until
August
27th.
The
museum
also
offers
historical
walking
tours.
Admission
to
the
Hannibal
Square
Heritage
Center
is
free,
You
can
do
a
self
tour
as
I
did
or
arrange
for
a
guided
tour.
The
museum
is
small
but
packed
with
history
that
shows
love
and
pride
for
the
community.
I
love
a
free
history
museum.
There
are
a
number
of
restaurants
and
other
museums
and
attractions
within
walking
distance
of
charming
Hannibal
Square.
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