Clermont is the largest town in Lake County today. It sports several murals.
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Downtown Clermont is a very modest affair. Almost all the shopping is off Route 27 and Route 50, both very busy thoroughfares, not even in walking distance of downtown.
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Florida red maple
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Clermont is named after the French city of Clermont-Ferrand because both are in the hills.
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Never mind that the Central Florida hills are ancient sanddunes, steep at times, but not as high as the ancient volcanoes that sourround the French city.
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The second mural. The third of which I know is off route 27.
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Town Hall
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