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Old 05-17-2024, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by VApeople View Post
Long before TV, they were mining for phosphates in Sumter County. There was a railroad that came down to Cherry Lake (i.e. Lake Sumter) and they may have had a canal going from Lake Miona to Cherry Lake.

The phosphates mined west of Lake Miona may have been put on a boat and transported thru the canal to the railroad on Cherry Lake.

Maybe that is where the 'canal' name came from.
Or someone threw a dart to the wall listing street names.
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