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    Okeechobee County (US: /oʊkiˈtʃoʊbi/) is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population...
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    Okeechobee (US: /oʊkiˈtʃoʊbi/ OH-kee-CHOH-bee) is a city in and the county seat of Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 US census...
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    Lake Okeechobee (US: /oʊkiˈtʃoʊbi/ oh-kee-CHOH-bee) is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the eighth-largest natural freshwater...
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    rural counties—DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee. In 2020, The US Census Bureau recorded the population of the Florida Heartland...
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    aviation airport located 3 mi (4.82 km) northwest of Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida. The airport was opened in April 1940 as Conners Field. It was...
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  • Okeechobee may refer to: Lake Okeechobee, in Florida, United States Okeechobee, Florida, United States Okeechobee County, Florida, United States Okeechobee...
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  • of county roads in Okeechobee County, Florida. All county roads are maintained by the county in which they reside. General Highway Map, Okeechobee County...
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  • The Okeechobee Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department...
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    a town in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States, located on US 441, between Yeehaw Junction and Okeechobee. A service plaza on Florida's Turnpike is...
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    Kissimmee River (category Bodies of water of Okeechobee County, Florida)
    between Osceola County and Polk County, between Highlands County and Okeechobee County, and between Glades County and Okeechobee County before it flows...
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    The Okeechobee Waterway or Okeechobee Canal is a relatively shallow artificial waterway in the United States, stretching across Florida from Fort Myers...
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    in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,348 at the 2010 census. The community lies along the north side of Lake Okeechobee. The...
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    Highlands County, Florida - north Okeechobee County, Florida - northeast Martin County, Florida - east Palm Beach County, Florida - southeast Hendry County, Florida...
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    micropolitan area. The city is located on the south bank of Lake Okeechobee, and the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST) passes through the edge of the city....
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    Cypress Quarters is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2010 census. Cypress...
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    North of Lake Okeechobee in Okeechobee, US 98 splits away from US 441 making a left turn at State Road 70, shortly afterwards the Okeechobee Amtrak station...
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    shore of Lake Okeechobee. As is the case with all Florida roads with federal designations, the entirety of US 98 has a hidden Florida Department of Transportation...
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    The Okeechobee High School (1925) is an historic redbrick school building located at 610 SW 2nd Avenue in Okeechobee, Florida. Designed by architects...
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  • it is under the purview of Washington County Public Schools, although the facility is located in Okeechobee County. http://www.djj.state.fl...
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    Haven is located on the southwest shoreline of Lake Okeechobee. It is part of the Clewiston, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA). The City of Moore...
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    Lake Okeechobee. In the 1980s, two segments of the route (including a segment in Lee County and a separate segment spanning Lee and Hendry counties) were...
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    It is held at the 600-acre Sunshine Grove property in Okeechobee, Florida. The first Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival was held March 4–6, 2016. With...
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    7 miles, SR 70 crosses the Kissimmee River and enters Okeechobee County. In Okeechobee County, SR 70 cotinues east another 8 miles and comes to an intersection...
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    States; most of the fatalities occurred in the state of Florida, particularly in Lake Okeechobee. It was the fourth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, the...
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    Levy County, Madison County, Okeechobee County, Putnam County, Sumter County, Taylor County, Wakulla County, and Citrus County voted for a Democratic presidential...
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    route connecting SR 70 near Okeechobee, three miles (5 km) from the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee in south central Florida, to Old Dixie Highway (CR 811)...
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    Flagler extended the Florida East Coast Railway and built the Royal Poinciana Hotel, The Breakers, and Whitehall. In 1928, the Okeechobee hurricane struck...
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  • Okeechobee High School is a public high school for grades 9–12 in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. The school belongs to the Okeechobee County...
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    groves of central Florida to Fort Pierce. All portions of SR 68 in Okeechobee County as well as the portion from the St. Lucie County east to Kings Highway...
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    The Okeechobee County Courthouse, built in 1926, is an historic courthouse building located at 304 Northwest Second Street in Okeechobee, Florida. It...
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