Osceola Farms

the first Fanjul mill in Florida

Founded

1960

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Place

Pahokee, Palm Beach County

District

The Glades

Geography scope

network extension palm beach glades

Status as of 12 September 2026

Operating as one of Florida Crystals' two mills.

Connections

3 edges, 3 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.007 (rank 99 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.007 (rank 52) · outside endpoint share 0.00

Confidence

High · sources: [ENCFC] [JMFS] [FCJ] [CLUIS] (register)

Alfonso Fanjul Sr and associates buy the 4,000 acre property near Pahokee in 1960 for 640,000 dollars and reassemble three dismantled Louisiana mills barged in through the Okeechobee Waterway; the first harvest yields 10,500 tons of raw sugar [ENCFC][JMFS][CLUIS].

Connections

Location and lineage

• unit or member ofFlorida Crystals Corporationthe original farming and milling unit1960 to present
• founded byAlfonso Fanjul Srbuys the 4,000 acre property for 640,000 dollars and installs the Louisiana mills1960
• tied venture or seatPahokeemainstay employer of the town1960 to present