Yalaha, Florida Business Directory
Your Guide to Yalaha, Florida
Yalaha, Florida is nestled right in the middle of the sunshine state. This is a one “stop light” kind of town – and just what you need when escaping city life. With about 1,500 residents, I’d be surprised if everyone didn’t know one another. For water enthusiasts, you’ll love the Lake Harris chain of lakes. It stretches across Lake County. Harris Lake is a 15,672 acre body of water and one of seven lakes in the Harris Chain of Lakes or “Ocklawaha Chain of Lakes”. But unless you’re fortunate to live on this waterway, you’ll have to put your boat and/or watercraft in just up the road in Tavares at a public ramp.
Whether you’re looking to raise a family here, retire or just coming for a visit, we’ll point you in the right direction. Grocery stores, public schools and big name box stores won’t be found here. You can visit the neighboring cities such as Leesburg and Howey in the Hills for those type of shopping destinations. Here you will find local companies. However, there are a few places in Yalaha that should be on your Florida bucket list! From melt in your mouth pastries to fresh distilled moonshine, these few places will do more than just tempt your taste buds.
Yalaha, Florida Business Directory
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A Taste of History
First Permanent Resident of Yalaha, Florida was Capt. W.J. McEaddyÂ
Let’s go back to the mid 1800’s to one of the oldest inhabited spots in Lake County to the shores of Lake Harris. It’s a tiny little place called Yalaha. Although the shores of Lake Harris was a favorite amongst the native tribes and they enjoyed the land for thousands of years it wasn’t until 1869 when Capt. W.J. McEaddy, a South Carolinian became the first permanent resident and moved to Yalaha with his bride, Kizana, another South Carolinian who had migrated to Ocala in the 1850’s as well. McEaddy built a modern, elegant home on the shores of Lake Harris. It was exceptionally sharp in the pioneer days. They loved their new land… but others did too! One day, while McEaddy was tending his grove, Kizana thought there were some natives getting too close. She never hesitated and poked the muzzle of her shotgun between the chinks of their log house, yelled at them and they left. Another time, history says, she clubbed a bear that had suddenly appeared at her back door!
