Hicoria, Florida

Hicoria was a town in Highlands County, Florida.[1] The town was situated 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Lake Placid and was established in the 1890s.[2]

The town was located south of Florida State Road 70, between Old State Road 8 and U.S. Route 27.[1] The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad had a stop at the town on their Haines City Branch.[1] A lumber mill operated in Hicoria between 1928 and 1934.[3]

References
  1. "Hicoria". Ghost Towns. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. Minor, Joyce (24 June 2012). "Ghost Towns of Highlands County, Florida". Highlands Today. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. Valero, Marc (8 March 2015). "Highlands County's historic blazes". Highlands Today. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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