TARRYTOWN
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TARRYTOWN |
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NAME: Tarrytown COUNTY: Sumter ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: hot in summer (and most of spring and fall) BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
Located at the intersection of State Road 50 and County Road 471. REMAINS: a few older homes, not much from the early days |
| Tarrytown was a small sawmill community in the late 1800's, with most of its residents working for the mill or local citrus farms. The Orange Belt Railroad ran past the area through to the neighboring town of Linden. In 1886 the Railroad decided to move many of the mill-workers section houses, intact, to Linden, effectively ending the growth of Tarrytown. Today the mill still runs and a few families remain, but despite its name it is not a town, just a two-gasoline station crossroad out in the countryside. Submitted by: Jim Pike |
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