Kenansville FL

Kenansville, Florida, United States, is an unincorporated community in Osceola County. It is approximately sixty-one miles southeast of the Greater Orlando urban region. The zip code is 34739. Kenansville was founded in the late 1800s when the Okeechobee spur of the Florida East Coast Railroad came to the area, bypassing nearby Whittier. The tow…
Kenansville, Florida, United States, is an unincorporated community in Osceola County. It is approximately sixty-one miles southeast of the Greater Orlando urban region. The zip code is 34739. Kenansville was founded in the late 1800s when the Okeechobee spur of the Florida East Coast Railroad came to the area, bypassing nearby Whittier. The town was mostly centered around cattle and possibly providing services to travelers. The poorly drained, sandy Myakka, Smyrna and Immokalee soil series around town continue to be used as rangeland. The town's received a name in 1914 and Kenansville comes from Henry Flagler's third wife Mary Lily Kenan. A legend claims that Elvis Presley had stayed at the Heartbreak Hotel and his experience there inspired him to write his song "Heartbreak Hotel". The Old Kenansville Bank, also known as The First Bank of Kenansville, houses The John F. Kerr retrospective on the history of the town. A series of acrylic paintings adorn the bank walls and highlight key moments in Kenansville History. The town declined in importance when the railroad spur was pulled out.

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