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Moore Haven and Clewiston Railway

the railway that built a town

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Founded: 1921 to 1944
Evidence class: historic or successor
Place: Moore Haven to Clewiston
District: The Glades
Geography scope: six county core
Status as of 12 September 2026: Absorbed; the corridor lives on inside the sugar railroad.
Connections: 3 edges, 3 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.032 (rank 45 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 198) · outside endpoint share 0.00
Confidence: Medium · sources: [WSCFE] [WCLE] (register)

Clewiston's founders build the railway in 1921 to reach the Atlantic Coast Line; the ACL leases it in 1925, extends to Lake Harbor and absorbs it by 1944, and the trackage passes to U.S. Sugar in 1994 [WSCFE][WCLE].

Connections

Location and lineage

foundedClewistonthe founders build the railway to create the sugar town1920 to 1921

Support

supportedMoore Havenextends rail service from the Glades County seat1921

Collaboration

collaborationACL Haines City Branchthe ACL leases then absorbs the sugar short line1925 to 1944