Hague, Florida

Hague is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States.

Saw and planing mill in Hague, Florida, 1880s

History

Hague was named after Archelaus Hague (1828–1899) who was an early settler and landowner.[1] The settlement was made in early 1884 and was next to a railroad.[2] The boll weevil destroyed the timber industry, and it subsequently became a ghost town.[3]

gollark: Excluding ones which their owners fogged, I guess.
gollark: Also, good news, we only have three sick hatchlings left now!
gollark: The API doesn't mention it - I assume they either calculate it from the V/UV/clicks somehow or scrape.
gollark: Wait, it does *that*? Hmm... I assume it uses the API still... I need to reread that.
gollark: It's currently the only one to do sickness and safety checking (that I know of).

References
  1. Coullias, Lynn (June 10, 2014). "Hague, Florida: A Walk Through History" (PDF). Alachua County Board of Commissioners. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. Webb, W.S. (1885). Webb's Historical, Industrial and Biographical Florida. W.S. Webb & Company. p. 26. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. Espinal, Jannely (2019-04-06). "17 Abandoned Ghost Towns You Must Visit In Florida". Narcity. Retrieved 2019-04-29.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.