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A History of Curios in the Private Museum of Charles Q. Eldredge, Old Mystic, Conn., Containing Items of Tragedy, Romance, War, Murder, Comedy, Love, Rum and Prohibition Gathered During the Past Seventy
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At its height, the town of Conant included a 130-room hotel, general store, women's college, church, and train depot; a steam railroad stopped within a few miles from town.
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History of Lake County, Florida: Narrative and Biographical. Professor Wm. T. Kennedy, Editor in Chief, Lillian D. Vickers-Smith, Associate Editor [and Others]
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Conant Florida in 1884, post office and Conant Hotel in the background
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Reed, Rick (July 22, 2003). "Town's from Lake County's past".
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line. It was established in 1884 on what was then the
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Ghost Town
Conant Florida in 1884, post office and Conant Hotel in the background
Conant, Florida is located in Florida
Conant, Florida is located in the United States
28°56.3′N 81°55.7′W / 28.9383°N 81.9283°W / 28.9383; -81.9283
Country
State
Florida
County
Lake
ghost town
Lake County, Florida
Lady Lake, Florida
Marion County, Florida
Florida Southern Railroad
Sherman Conant
Great Freeze
Conant on Ghosttowns.com
Littleton Historical Society on Conant
Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs
ISBN
978-1-56164-839-9


History of Lake County, Florida: Narrative and Biographical. Professor Wm. T. Kennedy, Editor in Chief, Lillian D. Vickers-Smith, Associate Editor [and Others]
"Ghost Towns of Lake & Sumter"
A History of Curios in the Private Museum of Charles Q. Eldredge, Old Mystic, Conn., Containing Items of Tragedy, Romance, War, Murder, Comedy, Love, Rum and Prohibition Gathered During the Past Seventy Years
Category
Ghost towns in Florida

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