Wadesboro, Florida
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Wadesboro is a small unincorporated community in eastern Leon County, Florida, USA.
[edit] Location
In broad geographic terms, Wadesboro is located between Highway 90 on the north, Interstate 10 on the south, Baum Road on the west, and State Road 59 on the east. More exact, Wadesboro encompasses the neighborhoods of Roalde Road, Jefferson Road S., Jefferson Court, Dragon Fly Court, Hickory Wind Road, and others in that locale.
[edit] History
In 1909, Wadesboro was a stop between Miccosukee and Lloyd on the 47 mile stretch of the Florida Central Railroad on its way south from Thomasville, Georgia to Fanlew, Florida.
In 1940, Wadesboro had a train station on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Wadesboro also had a sawmill, school, 4 businesses and several homes.
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