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Osowaw Junction is a ghost town in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States located about 9 miles away from Yeehaw Junction. The current main road through the former community is US Route 441.
Overview
Osowaw's name comes from the Seminole word for " bird". In 1914 a train station was built here several miles north of Fort Drum in the Kissimmee Valley Extension line of the Florida East Coast Railroad.The town had a stable growing population and by 1921 the town got a public school. Osowaw was a citrus town with tangerine and orange groves. [1] The town vanished when the rail line was abandoned. [2]
References
- ^ "Osowaw Junction". www.abandonedfl.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Osowaw Junction - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of
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27°34′46″N 80°50′05″W / 27.57944°N 80.83472°W
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2016) |
Osowaw Junction is a ghost town in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States located about 9 miles away from Yeehaw Junction. The current main road through the former community is US Route 441.
Overview
Osowaw's name comes from the Seminole word for " bird". In 1914 a train station was built here several miles north of Fort Drum in the Kissimmee Valley Extension line of the Florida East Coast Railroad.The town had a stable growing population and by 1921 the town got a public school. Osowaw was a citrus town with tangerine and orange groves. [1] The town vanished when the rail line was abandoned. [2]
References
- ^ "Osowaw Junction". www.abandonedfl.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Osowaw Junction - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of
Okeechobee County, Florida, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| CDPs | ||
|
Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
27°34′46″N 80°50′05″W / 27.57944°N 80.83472°W