N4N 140th Anniversary of the 1st Settlers in Mount Dora

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Carol, KA4WJR (ARLHS Member #1881), reports that special event callsign N4N will be be activated by her group from the Mount Dora Lake Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-1407) for the 140th Anniversary of the 1st Settlers in Mount Dora. The lighthouse is located on Lake Dora at the entrance of the Port of Mount Dora in Mount Dora, Florida. Built in 1988, only 35 ft. tall, the lighthouse is a fully functional navigating light for the Port of Mount Dora, on Lake Dora. It is the only inland freshwater lighthouse in Florida. Mount Dora's 1st settlers were the Simpson Family in 1874. The Postmaster gave the settlement a name in 1880 by combining parts of his own children's names. In 1883 it was renamed Mount Dora, as it is located on a plateau 184 feet above sea level and borders Lake Dora. N4N will operate from 1500 UTC February 15, 2014 to 0200 UTC February 16, 2014 (10:00 am to 9:00 pm local time on Saturday February 15, 2014. Modes will be CW, SSB and PSK-31. See qrz.com webpages for N4N or KA4WJR - follow instructions for QSL. QSL via eQSL or Direct ONLY (Carol Scoglio, 31 Lake Wood Circle, Ocala, FL 34482 USA). Further information can be found on their website at: 146970.com/lighthouse [KA4WJR]