![]() ![]() Land to hunt and the Seminole Warriors use to walk its trails. Ignorance? This is a very eerie area the native American people used this It disease? Harsh Locations? Terrible Weather? Or is it just man kinds own What causes such towns to be wiped out is ![]() That other things lurk deep within the forest just watching quietly.Īre many ghost towns in the state of Florida unfortunately very little That we did not find any physical structures it does not change the fact Weĭid alot of hiking covering miles of the Croom tract and we were unable toįind any remnants of the ghost town which was disappointing. Is alot of woods and alot of people go four wheeling back here enjoyingĪm not sure if we will take on board a second investigation on here. Its not a place to be taken lightly their Henderson, and even stops near the Inverness Train Depot. To kept traveling up the path it winds along many streams, a river, lake Tortoises, armadillos and many more animals roam these woods. Increased so that many horseback riders, hikers, and mountain bikers couldīobcats, feral hogs, otters, turkeys, deer, snakes, birds, gopher Tourist spot back in the 1970s when Disney World opened so the land was Purchased the land to make it a state forest. Then their are other tracts which border it so their is roughly overġ00,000 acres to the area and many various trails which can get quiteĬonfusing unless you stay on the rail corridor. Where we hiked was the Croom Tract which is roughly 4 square miles ![]() Withlacoochee State Forest was acquired by the federal government from Which are said to be along this corridor. Although mining continued till theġ950s all that remains today is the pits, abandoned mines and quarries The 46 mile corridor was turned into a bike and hiking trail We found this Program was one of the first and the gulf coast line was no more for this corridor. This line owned by CSX was purchased under the Florida Rails To Trails The 46 mile right of way between Citrus Springs and Owensboro Junction. ![]() Many rail corridors shut down all over the country including Them like a century ago when people depending on them to travel to various The 1960 many railroad lines were abandoned cause their was not a need for Then in 1967 the Seaboard Coast line and then in 1980 the CSX In 1902 the name of the line was changed to the Atlantic Coast Line Their was an increase in phosphate mining activity in the area itĬonvinced a railroad entrepreneur Henry Plant to extend his existing lineįrom Tampa to Croom then northward to Inverness to join up with Silver The area can get veryĬonfusing since it sits in the 3rd largest state forest in the State of One of the trails we hiked on had trees blocking its pathĪnd we had to climb under them to continue. The area is very sub tropical dozens of trailsĪnd heavy brush. Sugarmill Vat, Pump House, Croom Cemetery, a Stone Foundation, and Of the ghost town was a broken RR Trestle, The Thomas House, A Brick Plagues including some civil war soldiers. That cemetery is said to have many settlers buried here who died of such Croom had a cemetery which was erected in theġ800s hidden deep in the woods which is actually off one of the trails. Remaining is the pumphouse which was on the opposite side of the riverġ915-1916 a flu epidemic wiped out both ghost towns almost completely andĬroom became a ghost town. Would get off the ferry where the the caretaker had a home the only thing Also settlers would take a ferry which the town boasted. Short train ride out to Croom and go swimming under the old Iron RRīridge. The day the very haunted town of Brooksville residents would take the Rail Road switch out right where the train tracks split into a Y. Increase of phosphate mining in the area their were 2 settlements oneĬalled Croom the other one called Oriole. Little agricultural town that had a saw mill, Railroad Bridge, TurpentineĬamps, Sugar Mill, and various residences. Ghost Town Of Croom sits in the large state forest in Florida. ![]()
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