Osowaw_Junction,_Florida

Osowaw Junction, Florida

Osowaw Junction, Florida

Abandoned Settlement

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.

U.S. Route 441 as it runs through Osowaw Junction.

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

  1. [1]
    "Osowaw Junction". www.abandonedfl.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Osowaw Junction - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

27°34′46″N 80°50′05″W


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