Prior to being known by its current name, Orlando was once known as Jernigan. military abandoned the fort in 1839, the surrounding community was built up by settlers. King Phillip and Coacoochee frequented this area and the tree was alleged to be the place where the previous 1835 ambush that had killed over 100 soldiers had been planned. The site of construction for Fort Gatlin, a defensible position with fresh water between three small lakes, was likely chosen because the location was on a main trail and is less than 250 yards from a nearby Council Oak tree where Native Americans had traditionally met. Gatlin, an Army physician who was killed in Dade's Massacre on December 28, 1835. The fort and surrounding area were named for John S.
Fanning on November 9, 1838, during the construction of a series of fortified encampments across Florida during the Second Seminole War.
Orlando is one of the most visited cities in the world primarily driven by tourism, major events, and convention traffic, in 2018 the city drew more than 75 million visitors. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the thirteenth-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest in the world. Allen Memorial Fountain, commonly referred to as simply the "Lake Eola fountain" at Lake Eola Park. The City of Orlando is nicknamed "the City Beautiful," and its symbol is the Linton E. As of 2018, Orlando had an estimated city-proper population of 285,713, making it the 71st-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. These figures make it the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017. Located in Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S.
state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County. Orlando ( Template:IPAc-en) is a city in the U.S.