Harker, Florida
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  Harker Location within the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′36″N 81°20′36″W / 26.34333°N 81.34333°WCoordinates: 26°20′36″N 81°20′36″W / 26.34333°N 81.34333°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Collier |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 295336[1] |
Harker was an unincorporated community located in Collier County, Florida, United States, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the city of Bonita Springs and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the town of Immokalee.[1] Most maps indicate that Harker is located on State Road 29 between West Main Street to the north and Oil Well Road to the south.[citation needed] West of Harker is Summerland Swamp, and to the east is the Okaloacoochee Slough.
Harker was a stop on the Haines City Branch of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and was home mainly to farm workers who rode the train daily to work sites farther south. Farms in Harker were known for their "squash, potatoes, and large tomatoes". Harker is one of at least 15 communities in a contiguous 40-mile line that are now gone.[2]
State Road 29[3] and the railroad were both built through Harker in the 1920s.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Harker, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ↑ Hammond, James (2008). Florida'sVanishing Trail. The author. pp. 70, 202. ISBN 978-0-578-00385-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Carter, Luther J. (1974). The Florida Experience: Land and Water Policy in a Growth State. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-1646-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Turner, Gregg M. (December 1, 1999). Railroads of Southwest Florida. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. Search this book on
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