Christmas in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Beehead Ranch House

1917

— Fort Christmas Historical Park —

Beehead Ranch House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 20, 2022

1. Beehead Ranch House Marker

Inscription. The cracker name for a group of trees is head. Bees filled the hollows of the live oak trees with honey. The area where the ranch house was located was noted for its numerous honey trees, resulting in the house being named, The Beehead Ranch House.

Built in 1917 by local labor for the Tosohatchee Ranch Company, the Beehead Ranch House provided housing for the ranch foreman and his family. It was a large ranch consisting of 19,000 acres with bunkhouses, barns and outbuildings. Many of the local men worked for the ranch.

In 1925 the ranch was purchased by a group of sportsmen from Sanford and Orlando. It became a hunting club, called the Tosohatchee Game Preserve, renowned for excellent hunting and its yearly barbecue. The property was sold to the State of Florida in 1977 and is now the Tosohatchee State Reserve. The ranch house was moved to Fort Christmas in 1993. It reflects life on a cattle ranch in the early 20th century.

Erected by Orange County Parks and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 28° 33.66′ N, 81° 1.311′ W. Marker is in Christmas, Florida,

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in Orange County. Marker can be reached from North Fort Christmas Road, 0.1 miles north of Christmas Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north. Located within Fort Christmas Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 N Fort Christmas Rd, Christmas FL 32709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Turpentine Tree (a few steps from this marker); Cane Grinding-Syrup Making (within shouting distance of this marker); Woods House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cane Grinding (within shouting distance of this marker); Cotton (within shouting distance of this marker); Simmons 3 House (within shouting distance of this marker); Florida Pioneer Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Chickens (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Christmas.

Also see . . . Fort Christmas Historical Park. (Submitted on October 22, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 20, 2022

2. Beehead Ranch House Marker

Beehead Ranch House interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 20, 2022

3. Beehead Ranch House interior

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.