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Englishman Archie Newton had arrived at the busy docks of Sanford in 1880 with a letter of introduction and a secret. Seeking refuge, the young Newton hoped for a new life on the Florida frontier. Samuel McMillan was a miserly Sanford bachelor who carried large sums of "greenbacks" and trusted no one. The ambitious Newton had his eye on purchasing McMillan's profitable orange grove. But on his way back from Newton's home one evening, McMillan disappeared, and wasn't seen again until his headless, mutilated corpse was pulled from a nearby lake. Newton was accused and quickly arrested. His murder trial was sensational and the evidence gruesome; local legends soon grew of a headless ghost rising from the lake. You won't want to miss this event! Please join us at the Historic Sanford Welcome Center (230 E. 1st Street) for a presentation of Historical Society board member and local author Andrew Fink's book "Murder on the Florida Frontier." The book chronicles a shocking but true story of greed, suspicion and murder during Sanford's frontier days.
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Historic Sanford Welcome Center, 230 E 1st St, Sanford, FL 32771-1304, United States,Sanford, Florida
