FORT LONESOME
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NAME: Fort Lonesome COUNTY: Hillsborough ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Hot in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime their Lonesome! |
COMMENTS:
Scattered rural residents and one convienence store. Corner of CR674 and SR 39. Nothing to see or do but, fun to say you've been there. REMAINS: Nothing |
| I know some will want to argue with me but, there never was a fort at Fort Lonesome. Originally a man named Snyder had a store there that was called "Boogerman's Corner". This was the place on a Saturday night your Momma told you to stay away from. The Fort Lonesome story of how it got it's name was due to a Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak in 1929. An inspection station was located there and inspected all fruit coming up from South Florida. One of the inspectors hung a sign reading "Fort Lonesome". However never a fort. In the 1930's Fort Lonesome became a "boom town" when a steam powered saw mill was built to harvest all the timber. A town sprang up that sported two stores. Snyder's store, run by Gus Haywood, on the southwest corner and another store on the northeast corner run by "Runt" Carter. The sawmill eventually burned down and the Fort Lonesome "boom" came to an end. Carter closed his store but Haywood kept his open. The old Haywood store has since been torn down and replaced by a convienence store. An electric substation is near the spot of the old saw mill. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin |
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