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Moore Haven and Clewiston Railway

the railway that built a town

Founded
1921 to 1944
Evidence class
historic or successor
Place
Moore Haven to Clewiston
District
The Glades
Status as of 12 September 2026
Absorbed; the corridor lives on inside the sugar railroad.
Connections
3 edges, 3 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.032 (rank 45 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 198) · outside 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