CITRUS CENTER

NAME: Citrus Center
COUNTY: Hendry
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 4
CLIMATE: Hot in the Summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime
COMMENTS: Site can be found on Hwy 78 between Ortona & Moore Haven at the corner of 78 and Wayman Road. Check out ghost towns Goodno & Hall City. LaBelle Heritage Museum is very interesting.
REMAINS: Old School Foundations
Citrus Center was a settlement without a road. The only access to the town was a canal off the Caloosahatchee River. About 100 people lived there. Reportedly, at one time, Citrus Center had beautiful hotel. Today there is little there but a vast prairie. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin
Foundation Pilings of the Old Citrus Center School
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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