5 /5 Roads Traveled Photography: "the Railroad Arrives - 1915"
Bringing New Possibilities to Okeechobee
August 2007
Okeechobee Main Street, Inc
Second Mural Project
Sponsored by
The Okeechobee Historical Society
Mural Designer and Artist
Kathy Scott
The Florida East Coast Railroad Was Completed and the First Train Arrived in Okeechobee in
1915. With the Completion of the Ice Plant in
1918, Shipment of Perishable Goods to the Northern Markets Was Now Possible and Okeechobee Flourished. The Major Products Were Catfish From Lake Okeechobee, Turpentine and Timber From the Pine Woods, and Fresh Produce Including Citrus. In Addition, Cattle Could Now Be Marketed to Distant Points With Ease and Were Loaded From Holding Pens Just West of Town.