Conant, Florida
Conant is a ghost town in Lake County, Florida stretching from the area of Lady Lake, Florida to north of the Marion County, Florida line. It was established by in 1884 and named for Sherman Conant.[1] It was a "real estate town" developed by the Hollingshead Firm.[2] During the Great Freeze crops died and the town experienced wildfires, forcing many members of the community to relocate. By 1919, it was merely a ghost town.[3]
Conant, Florida | |
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Ghost Town | |
 Conant Florida in 1884, post office and Conant Hotel in the background | |
  Conant, Florida  Conant, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°56.3′N 81°55.7′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Lake |
| Founded | 1884 |
Conant had a large hotel; a steam railroad stopped within a few miles from town.[4]
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References
- Morris, Allen (October 17, 2015). Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-56164-839-9.
- Kennedy, William T. (1929). History of Lake County, Florida: Narrative and Biographical. Professor Wm. T. Kennedy, Editor in Chief, Lillian D. Vickers-Smith, Associate Editor [and Others]. Record Company.
- "Ghost Towns of Lake & Sumter". Ocala Style. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- Eldredge, Charles Q. (1926). A History of Curios in the Private Museum of Charles Q. Eldredge, Old Mystic, Conn., Containing Items of Tragedy, Romance, War, Murder, Comedy, Love, Rum and Prohibition Gathered During the Past Seventy Years. University of Michigan. pp. 124–125. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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