Apopka, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Literature=== Apopka is referenced in [[Zora Neale Hurston]]'s famous novel, ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''. Apopka is referenced in [[Eddie C. Brown]]'s autobiographical book, ''Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown's Investing and Life Strategies''. History of the greater Apopka and Central Florida area is detailed in William Gladden, Jr's book, The Pennings of Perrine Slim: Stories of Northwest Orange County Florida.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/obituaries/os-obit-william-bill-gladden-20150409-story.html|title=Bill Gladden Jr.: For local history buff, education was key|author=Inman, Jessica|date=April 9, 2015|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> Included are 100 pictures of the area, most by Dr Phyllis Olmstead. Olmstead Publishing. ''History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County, Florida'' by Jerrell H Shofner, (1982). Rose Printing. Apopka Historical Society. ''Tales of the Big Potato'' by Jack Christmas (2011). New Book Publishing. Reprint Olmstead Publishing.<ref name="Christmas 2011"/> ''Apopka: Images of America'' photos of the Apopka area, (2004). Apopka Historical Society. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page