{"id":415735,"date":"2026-10-01T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415735\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:08:27","slug":"rooster-tracks-a-brief-tale-of-winter-springs-and-north-orlando-history-oviedo-community-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415735\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooster Tracks: A brief tale of Winter Springs (and North Orlando) history \u2013 Oviedo Community News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rooster Tracks is a series exploring Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs history in an effort to provide a shared sense of place, foster local pride, underscore the critical role local news and history plays in shaping a community, and to deepen connections among neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It started with springs along the south shore of Lake Jesup, as Native American settlements whose histories are lost to time used the springs near what\u2019s now known as the White\u2019s Wharf pier in Overlook Park. That gave way to Spanish explorers then trappers in the 1760s, and began the more recorded history of what we know as the Winter Springs area today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch as Winter Springs\u2019 Bob Putnam takes you on a journey through Oviedo Community News\u2019 most recent installment of Rooster Tracks, with a tale that begins thousands of years ago. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"youtube-lazy-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fZqVq8OSwmE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" fetchpriority=\"high\" onerror=\"this.src=\" https:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  Support local news!<\/p>\n<p>\n                            Monthly<br \/>\n                            Yearly<br \/>\n                            One-time<\/p>\n<p>                                            Most Popular<br \/>\n                                                            Community Champion<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChoose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>                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