Orange Heights, Florida

Orange Heights is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and Florida State Road 26.

History

Orange Heights was founded on the Peninsula Railroad (now CSX Transportation), which ran from Waldo to Ocala.

In 1891 Orange Heights had a population of more than 300 people. It had a school, a church, a hotel, three general stores, a cotton gin, a blacksmith, and a sawmill.[2]

In 2010–2011 an overpass was constructed carrying State Road 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX tracks at Orange Heights.[3]

gollark: Is it not going to work quite slowly, though?
gollark: The reactor pair does about 55kRF/t peak, which is nice.
gollark: Please tell me I won't have to know too much nuclear physics to actually use the mod when this comes out...
gollark: The two reactors powering my base right now, not running very often since the quarries are off. (EDIT: oops, second picture is before coolers were added)
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References
  1. "Orange Heights". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. Braley, R. Olin (2004). The Killing of Harmon Murray. Gainesville, Florida: The Alachua Press. p. 101.
  3. Swirko, Cindy (January 20, 2011). "New U.S. 301 overpass is speedier, with a few hitches". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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