Fort Meade, Keystone and Walk-in-the-Water Railroad

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The Fort Meade, Keystone and Walk-in-the-Water Railroad Company was incorporated under Florida state law chapter 3498, approved February 28, 1883, for the purpose of contracting, building, completing and maintaining a railroad from a point at or near Fort Meade, on the most practical route to the waters on the west side of Walk-in-the-Water Lake[1], in Polk county, State of Florida, with a branch railroad from Keystone to the waters of Arbuckle lake.

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[edit] Land grants

The railroad was promised land grants along its line.

[edit] Owners

The company was owned by W. B. Brown, C. B. Lightsey, J. W. Hooker, Philip Dzialynski, R. C. Langford, C. C. Weson, J. F. Wilson, J. E. Robeson, George W. Hendry, Fred N. Varn and W. S. Atkins.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Central Florida Fishing on Lake Walk in Water

[edit] See also

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