In the 1870's, four wharfs were built on the south shores of Lake Jessup, and steamships came into Lake Jesup bringing goods and supplies to settlers throughout central Florida. Later, railroad stops connected this area with other local communities. About 1900, the area at the southwest corner of Lake Jesup became known as Wagner, though the origin of the name is uncertain and both Wagner and Clifton appear on maps. In the early 1900's, a narrow, nine-foot brick road was built from south of Sanford along an old wagon trail to Oviedo, including a sharp, nearly 90 degree curve called Wagner's curve near the present Central Winds Park; the curve has since been straightened. The area was dominated by farms and citrus groves, and one of the biggest landowners was Chase and Company of Sanford. Wagner had its own post office from December 11, 1911 to August 31, 1925. Along the south shore of Lake Jesup, dense and remote swamps lay next to the farmland, and during prohibition from 1928 to 1933 these swamps provided ideal hideouts for moonshiners' stills. The general store near Wagner's curve was first owned by the Bryant family, who were rumored to be very friendly with the moonshiners, and later it was owned by the Peters family. With the paving of roads in the 1920's, people moved from the farms into nearby towns and villages. State roads 419 and 434 ran through Wagner, and by the 1940's there were signs marking entry into Wagner. By 1960, Wagner appeared only on maps and drivers were warned about the sharp curve. By the latter part of the 20th century, farming was no longer profitable, the area had become urbanized, and it is now part of Winter Springs.