Kismet, Florida | |
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  Kismet, Florida  Kismet, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 29°2.5′N 81°37.5′W / 29.0417°N 81.6250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Lake |
| Founded | 1884 |
Kismet is a ghost town in Lake County, Florida, in an area which is now part of the Ocala National Forest. It was founded in 1884 by the Kismet Land and Improvement company and was a citrus town. During the late 1800s, the St. John's and Eustis Railroad had planned to extend a line into Kismet, but the Great Freeze drove many residents to leave.[1] Nothing remains of the town today. The town is best known as the place where Elias Disney and his wife Flora were married. Their son, Walt Disney, visited as a child.[2]
The community had a large, 50-room hotel known as Hotel Kismet, which was owned by E.R. Abbott. The hotel was purchased in 1910 by R.I. Collins and Dr. A.J. Hannah.[3] It was then dismantled and moved from Kismet to Eustis, Florida.[4]
- ^ Warnke, James R. (1971). Ghost Towns of Florida. Star Publishing Company.
- ^ Zibart, Eve; Hoekstra, David (October 26, 2009). Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World For Grown-Ups. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-49739-5.
- ^ Reed, Rick (March 30, 2012). "Adams makes the most of his Lake visit". The Daily Commercial. pp. D3.
- ^ Reed, Rick (October 23, 2013). "Did you know?". Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 29, 2022.