[sallyg]

Like most of the villages townsquare areas - all artificial.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by sallyg

Like most of the villages townsquare areas - all artificial.

Is that so bad?

[jimlambert]

Originally Posted by tvbound

The explosion of the creosote plant destroyed all of the other tracks, along with the boats you can see half-sunk and blasted the rail cars into Sumpter Lake.

There’s no P in Sumter lake 😂.

[chuckpedrey]

It’s also amusing to walk through town and read the little placards that are mounted on posts in front of some of the buildings. Again, just to add ambience to the setting.

[Number 10 GI]

Are we never satisfied? We live in a place where it is much safer than nearly anywhere else, beautiful flowers and shrubbery that are well maintained, no trash on the streets, no "antique" cars on cement blocks in the front yards of homes, no run down business buildings with the windows boarded up, walking paths where you can see nature first hand, and on and on. So what if the plaques, railroad tracks, boat wrecks, light towers, etc. depict a make-believe history, it's just whimsical little things that make TV different and more interesting than other places. The same roads that brought you here can take you away from here also.

[John_W]

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[SIRE1]

And all the time I thought those tracks at the bridge led to the Costco that they tore down to build the Lake Sumter Landing town square !!!!!!!

[tvbound]

Originally Posted by J1ceasar

Well these tracks may be made up, the history of trains in Florida is truly fascinating with many small companies running their own rails

With the most amazing being Flagler, who extended his railroad all the way to Key West. Sadly, a hurricane took out that portion, but what kind of vision and drive did it take to even try that way back then?

Overseas Railroad - Wikipedia

[BostonRich]

Have to add that there was a train station in Lady Lake that is now the home of the Lady Lake Historic Society. The trains used to run under 441 at the bridge which is now being torn down just south of Miller's Ale House.

BTW - For those who don't know, Amtrak actually has a "train station" for The Villages. It's only a bus connection but it does exist.