A Florida Ghost Town - Brewster Florida
by John Black
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A Florida Ghost Town - Brewster Florida
Artist
John Black
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Photograph
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This smoke stack is all that remains of the town of Brewster, FL. Once a thriving little phosphate town south of Mulberry, FL, the entire town existed only because of the American Cyanamid phosphate company.
The village of Brewster was founded in 1910 and for decades flourished from phosphate mining. It was largely a company town for American Cyanamid. The town had its own schools, movie theater, medical clinic, post office (established in 1913 and discontinued in 1961), and swimming pool.
The village was officially closed down by the company in 1962. Much of Brewster was demolished at the time, but few abandoned buildings remain, including a smokestack which rises prominently in the area as a landmark. The deed to Brewster was turned over to the state of Florida in partial payment of a judgment against American Cyanamid for environmental damages.
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November 1st, 2015
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