In 1902, J. Pierpont Morgan helped a local Florida senator finance what is modern day Ortega. By 1908, the Ortega Company had completed a wooden bridge across the Ortega River, connecting to Avondale.
In 1902, J. Pierpont Morgan facilitated a Florida senator's financing of what is now Ortega. By 1908, the Ortega Company finished a wooden bridge across the Ortega River, connecting to Avondale.