LOKOSEE
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NAME: Lokosee COUNTY: Osceola ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: hot in summer, warm to moderate otherwise BEST TIME TO VISIT: Ranch & townsite areas are fenced private property |
COMMENTS:
Lokosee Ranch owners seem to be the only area residents. Town site is in a largely uninhabited area off of 441 between Kenansville and Yeehaw Junction. REMAINS: old railroad substation building, possibly other remains on Lokosee Ranch property or townsite area, both fenced and posted No Tresspassing |
| Lokosee was a stop along the now-abandoned Okeechobee extension of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. It was a turpentine producing town with a population of 370. The word "Lokosee" is Seminole Indian for Black Bear. The town appeared on maps from around 1914 to the mid-1930's. The discontinuation of the railroad quickly lead to the town's demise. Today the original site is occupied partly by the Lokosee Ranch, as well as a large fenced-off area across 441 still containing the railroad substation. Submitted by: Jim Pike |
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