HILOLO
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NAME: Hilolo COUNTY: Okeechobee ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Hot most of the year, mild in winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
Located between Fort Drum and Okeechobee City. Take 441 to NE 224th Street, head east. Hilolo is near the intersection of 224 and 48th Ave. This is in a remote part of the state with farms and scattered countryside residents. REMAINS: Partial railroad depot foundation |
| Hilolo began in 1914 when the Kissimmee Valley Extension of the Florida East Coast Railroad was completed through Fort Drum. About five miles southeast of Fort Drum the railroad constructed a station and gave it the name Hilolo. The town grew to have a population of around 500. Little information exists about the community. When the railroad line was discontinued the town died out. Submitted by: Jim Pike |
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