Add to ORKGEarly in 1911, a small group of Slovak immigrants, members at that time of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, established the Slavia Colony Company, for the purpose of purchasing land in Florida as the eventual location of a new community for themselves and other Slovak-Lutheran settlers. After considering several sites, including properties near Taft and Bartow, the companies stockholders ultimately chose land near Oviedo. On Oct.7, 1911 the company purchased 1,200 acres of land lying in sections 19,20,12, 28 and 29 in township 31 south, range 31 east for a grand total of $17,400. Slavia Colony Company\u27s President, Martin Stanko, certified the survey and the company\u27s ownership of the property. A plat plan for the Slavi...