Green Swamp's Town of Sturkey
Sturkey was a "company town" for the Cummers Lumber Company. Cummers began construction of a sawmill & box factory in nearby Lacoochee in 1922. The factory they built was the largest of its kind at the time, & continued in operation until 1959. At one time Cummers offered the largest payroll in Pasco County. Nearby Sturkey was created to house the many employees of the factory & their families.
The Florida Trailblazer came to see the site, he found a large foundation where it appeared to be a structure with other things were attached. The grass and forest floor are taking over the foundation but he said you could still see a lot of it. Most of what remains are industrial related.
Attached to the foundation were iron plates and lots of bolts as well. Along the edge of the foundation were some wall ruins left over from two of the structures. It appears that conveyor belts were attached to the top of these which could indicate some kind of mining operation.
The Florida Trailblazer came to see the site, he found a large foundation where it appeared to be a structure with other things were attached. The grass and forest floor are taking over the foundation but he said you could still see a lot of it. Most of what remains are industrial related.
Attached to the foundation were iron plates and lots of bolts as well. Along the edge of the foundation were some wall ruins left over from two of the structures. It appears that conveyor belts were attached to the top of these which could indicate some kind of mining operation.
Florida Trailblazer travels to the old remnants of Sturkey