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WELCOME TO THE SEBRING HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Sebring, Florida History
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Sebring International Raceway
Downtown Sebring Circle Park
Highlands Hammock State Park
George Sebring
Sebring History Highlights
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Founded in 1912 by George E. Sebring, a pottery manufacturer from Ohio, who was struck by the area’s natural beauty.
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Noted for its charming downtown commercial district built around a Circle and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Home to Highlands Hammock State Park, Florida’s first State Park, comprising 9,000 acres and trees 1,000 years old, and headquarters for Florida’s Civilian Conservation Corps Archives and Museum.
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Home of the Sebring International Raceway, one of the oldest continuously operating auto race tracks in the United States, and site of the 12 Hours of Sebring Motorsports Endurance Race since 1952.
Let's Talk!
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We’d love to hear from you. You can contact us at:
Sebring Historical Society
321 W. Center Avenue
Sebring, FL 33870
(863) 471-2522
info@sebringhistoricalsociety.org
NOTE: We are located in the Highlands County Library, but we have a separate entrance that faces Lake Jackson and the Sebring Civic Center.
Our hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
We are closed on Sundays, Mondays, and Holidays.
You also can send us a message.
GET INVOLVED WITH THE SEBRING HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Why not attend our next event, come view our current exhibit, read our Blog, and if you haven’t done so, become a member or a corporate sponsor.