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Osowaw (ghost town)

USA / Florida / Yeehaw Junction /
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Former railway stop on Kissimmee Branch of the Florida East Coast Railroad. Also spelled: Osawa on some maps.

In 1914 a train station was established here, several miles north of Fort Drum along the Kissimmee Valley Extension of the Florida East Coast Railroad. It was given the name Osowaw, a Seminole Indian word meaning "bird". It was a citrus town, with many orange and tangerine groves. It had a steady and growing population due to the railroad, including by 1921 its own public school. The end came about when the Kissimmee Branch rail line was abandoned. Most of the residents left the area, and Osowaw Junction went back to citrus groves and scattered farms.

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Coordinates:   27°35'27"N   80°48'56"W

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  • formulanone
    Photo of Osowaw (or Osawa) was taken in 1917, copyright of work has now expired in the United States, as with all works created in the U.S. before 1923. Image is now public domain. [Source] http://www.tommymarkham.com/OPG/RROsawaJunction.jpg
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