Sebring is a town of about 10,000 in South-central Florida. It is the home of the Sebring International Raceway where the 12 Hours of Sebring, an annually held American Le Mans Series race, is held every year. Highlands Hammock State Park is a popular local attraction. There is also the Sebring Downtown Historical District. The town is popular with retirees as a quiet and inexpensive place to live. The average age is 42 vs. the FL average of 38. The nearby town of Lake Placid came into being when Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System, founded the Lake Placid Health Club here as an extension of the one in Lake Placid, NY. Photo of welcome sign courtesy of Wikipedia and k4cay; photo of Sebring Train Station courtesy of Wikipedia and jhw57, both Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/ |