LAKE FERN

NAME: Lake Fern
COUNTY: Hillsborough
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Fine
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime 		COMMENTS: Near the corner of Lake Fern Road and CR587. Scattered suberban residents
REMAINS: None
Lake Fern was a small town on the lake of the same name. The community began around 1900 as a citrus community. Pictoral records show the existence of a large school called the Lake Fern School. The site was on the west side of the road at the intersection of Lutz-Lake Fern Road and 587 within an old citrus grove. This large school serviced the area for many years. It was destroyed by fire in 1963. Unfortunately the old grove area is currently for sale and soon will be a shopping center or housing development. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin


Picture of the Lake Fern School as it looked in the 1920's. Notice it is in the middle of an orange grove. Picture courtesy of the Florida State Achieves


The actual site as it looks today. The School burned down in 1963. The grove is currently For Sale
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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