Kissimmee River Railway

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Kissimmee River Railway was an American single-track standard gauge steam rail line in Polk County, Florida stretching 7.26 miles from Walinwa to Nalaca,[ citation needed ] in an area that developed with logging, turpentine industries. [1] The rail line extended from the Seaboard Airline Railway branch line. [1] It also served the logging and mill town of Sumica and the turpentine settlement of Nalaka, Florida. [1] Construction was finished in December 1917. [1] It was operated by the United States Railroad Administration.[ citation needed ]

According to a local historian, railroads in this area were crucial to the towns they passed through. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sumica. Polk Counter Historical Commission and Florida Department of State. 2013.
  2. ↑ Ledger, ANDREW DUNN The. "Deserted Polk Communities Reflect Industries That Built Them". The Ledger. Retrieved 2025-03-12.


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