The over 35,000-acre Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County provides important habitat for the endangered Florida panther, bald eagle, roseate spoonbill and the crested caracara. Its diverse natural communities include slough, marsh, cypress, wet prairie, pine flatwoods, oak hammocks and oak-palm hammocks.

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Hendry, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. Many of the periodicals published during the operation of the sawmills are no longer in publication or have merged with more recent newspapers – such as the relationship between the present Naples Daily News and the defunct Collier County News.

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51 CHAPTER 2 Florida Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Past 100 Years Michael I. Volk1, Thomas S. Hoctor1, Belinda B. Nettles2, Richard Hilsenbeck3, Francis E. Putz4, and Jon Oetting5 1Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, FL; 2Department of Urban and Regional Planning, …

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Sears began 1926 when Standard Lumber Company (owned by the Sears-Roebuck company) built a saw mill in the area about twelve miles south of LaBelle. The town was named after Richard Sears, founder of Sears & Roebuck and owner of Standard Lumber. It was a former stop on the Atlantic Coast Railroad, along the Harrisburg-Everglades City branch. Sears was …

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Later, the brothers moved to Florida, borrowed money from a Pensacola bank and built their own sawmill in Pine Log, FL. By 1906, the brothers had acquired sizeable timber tracts in Liberty County, FL where they built a large sawmill in what is now the town of Hosford. Since no town existed in Hosford in 1906, James and Walter had to build one.

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Find lumber mills in Florida on Yellowbook. Get reviews and contact details for each business including videos, opening hours and more.

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A new mill and community were built. Situated in Hendry County adjacent to the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, the mill town was, appropriately named "Sears." However, a contract with Florida Industrial Company to log $2.5 million of south Florida slash pine timber in Lee and Hendry counties spelled failure to the Standard Lumber Company.

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Remembering Suwannee. Few people realize that Richard W. Sears, founder of the Sears and Roebuck financial empire, played a significant role in the early history of lumbering in Suwannee County, Fla. Richard Warren Sears was born on Dec. 7, 1863, in Stewartville, Minn. He became a qualified telegrapher and worked several railroad jobs, starting ...

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County: Santa Rosa City: Milton Description: The Marquis Bayou Bridge, named for George Marquis, the owner of a local saw mill that operated in the mid-1800s, opened in 1937. A Santa Rosa County delegation that included future Florida Governor Millard Caldwell helped to make the bridge a reality. The bridge was designed by the Florida State ...

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Description: This is a detailed map of the county of Hendry in the state of Florida. Section Township Range (STR) is shown. This map shows all of the main cities, state roads, bridge highways, federal aided highway, saw mills, …

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Alva Hardwoods is the largest supplier of exotic hardwoods in the Southeast. Our inventory consists of high quality hardwoods. Offering a full array of boat, furniture lumber, exotics, plywoods, flooring, all hand selected American …

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Jackson arrived in Florida with the largest army ever to invade the state to date – 2,000 Creek Warriors and 1,000 Georgia and Tennessee militiamen. After leaving Nashville, Tennessee, they traveled through Georgia and on to Florida, winding up …

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Santos mahogany Hardwood South Florida specializes in the production and distribution of fine tropical wood FREE ESTIMATE 561-945-2640 ... (We own the Sawmills in South America and the distribution warehouse in South Florida) ... Miami Dade, Monroe County, Broward County, Collier County,Palm Beach County,Hendry County, ...

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Description: The Marquis Bayou Bridge, named for George Marquis, the owner of a local saw mill that operated in the mid-1800s, opened in 1937. A Santa Rosa County delegation that included future Florida Governor Millard Caldwell helped to make the bridge a reality.

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Map of This is a detailed map of the city Felda in Hendry County, Florida. Section Township Range (STR) is shown. This map shows state roads, railroads, businesses, a school, sawmills, farm units and dwellings other than farms. Key to Florida Highway maps.

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Land Sketches, where available in Hendry County, FL, are small drawings showing the outer dimensions of the property.Land Sketches are useful in determining the perimeter and square footage of a property, and are especially helpful to Surveyors, Appraisers, Foundation Repair companies, Lawn Care businesses, and Insurance Agents.. Land Sketches cost 4 credits per …

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P: This is an interview with Joe Marlin Hilliard in his cabin near Labelle in Hendry County, Florida, June 26th, 2000. Joe Marlin, that's a very interesting name and there must be a story as to how you were named Joe Marlin. H: It's not quite as interesting as you think. It was actually my father was named

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.. For FY2021-22, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; …

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Vidalia Mills (VM) is a startup denim manufacturer producing high-quality fabrics using sustainable and eco-friendly processes. VM is located in a Persistent Poverty County in a rural, low-income community with high unemployment. VM procures its cotton from local farmers who are compliant with the E3 Sustainable Cotton program.

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In 1956, the saw mill was destroyed by fire. On October 18, 1969, Georgia-Pacific deeded land to the Levy County Board of County Commissioners, which established a wayside park. Pat-Mac donated the Vulcan locomotive No. 2411 to the Florida Department of Transportation for display.

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4 Acknowledgments This report was made possible by a grant from Florida Farm Bureau Federation, with matching financial support by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for

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TITLE: PARCELS HENDRY COUNTY FLORIDA - 2018. Geodataset Name: HENDRY_PARCELS_18 Geodataset Type: ... 043 = Lumber yards, sawmills, planing mills 044 = Packing plants, fruit and vegetable packing plants, meat packing plants 045 = Canneries, fruit and vegetable, bottlers and brewers distilleries, wineries ...

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Place_Keyword: hendry County Temporal: Temporal_Keyword: 20061231 Access_Constraints: NONE Use_Constraints: THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A …

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City and Local Maps for Hendry County. Click on a thumbnail image to view a full size version of that map. Record 1 to 4 of 4. Clewiston, 1936. This is a detailed map of the city Clewiston in Hendry County, Florida. Section Township Range …

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Historical Societies: Baker County Historical Society. Major Historical Event (s): In 1861, Baker County was created and named for James McNair Baker, a Confederate senator and later a judge in the fourth judicial district. On February 20, 1864, Florida's largest battle of the American Civil War was fought in Baker County, which is known as the ...

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Dixie FLETCHER COMMUNITY Location:Hwy. 349 Between Pinecrest Dr. and Senco Mertz Rd. County: Dixie City: Old Town Description: The Fletcher Community was established when Dixie County was part of Lafayette County and both were part of their parent county, Madison. In the early 1850s Fletcher families and other families emigrated south from the Carolinas through …

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IPE DECKING SOUTH FLORIDA. Odor: Ipe has a mild scent while being worked. Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Ipe has been reported to cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation, as well as other effects such as headaches, asthma-like symptoms, and/or disturbance of vision. See the articles Wood Allergies and ...

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