Fort Meade, Keystone and Walk-in-the-Water Railroad

The Fort Meade, Keystone and Walk-in-the-Water Railroad Company was incorporated under Florida state law chapter 3498, approved February 28, 1883, for the purpose of contracting, building, completing and maintaining a railroad from a point at or near Fort Meade, on the most practical route to the waters on the west side of Walk-in-the-Water Lake [ [http://www.hawghunter.net/Lake-Walk-in-Water.htm Central Florida Fishing on Lake Walk in Water ] ] , in Polk county, State of Florida, with a branch railroad from Keystone to the waters of Arbuckle lake.

Land grants

The railroad was promised land grants along its line.

Owners

The company was owned by W. B. Brown, C. B. Lightsey, J. W. Hooker, Philip Dzialynski, R. C. Langford, C. C. Weson, J. F. Wilson, J. E. Robeson, George W. Hendry, Fred N. Varn and W. S. Atkins.

References

ee also

* List of defunct Florida railroads