Fort McCoy, Florida

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Fort McCoy, Florida is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. It is situated northeast of Ocala, Florida and lies between the towns of Sparr and Eureka on County Road 316.

[edit] Geography

Fort McCoy is located at 29°21′52″N, 81°57′59″W ^[1].

[edit] History

Fort McCoy was a fort built during the Seminole Wars. It included brick structures, some evidence of which could still be seen in the 1940s. It may have also been a fort or way station on the King's Highway. It was also a station on the Ocala Northern Railroad and served as the location for a large sawmill built by E.P. Rentz of the Rentz Lumber Company circa 1910.

[edit] References

^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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