Kissimmee in Osceola County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Campbell Station

Photographed by Diane Murphy, December 20, 2023

1. Campbell Station Marker

Inscription. Alfred Sidney Campbell was a Confederate Army Veteran who built a house here in the 1860's. He was in search of better grazing lands for his cattle. Once Henry Plant's Railroad system was built, Alfred Campbell operated a store and post office for the area, shortly thereafter the station and city was named after him. The railroad established section housing near Campbell Station for its workers who repaired the tracks. Trains along this route hauled turpentine, pine stumps (for making gun powder), timber and other goods. Technology changed the way train tracks were maintained and eventually the workers were no longer needed and they moved away. The section houses were sold and Campbell Station became just a name along the tracks.

Erected 2015.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 28° 15.425′ N, 81° 27.747′ W. Marker is in Kissimmee, Florida, in Osceola County. It is on Broad Street north of South Orange Blossom Trail, on the right when traveling north. The marker stands near

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Osceola County Fire Rescue Station 43. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1664 Broad St, Kissimmee FL 34746, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Davenport (approx. 2.8 miles away); Intercession City (approx. 2.8 miles away); Shingle Creek Regional Park & Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Shingle Creek (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fletcher Park (approx. 3.4 miles away); Osceola County Courthouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); Osceola County (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Shingle Creek (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all

Photographed by Diane Murphy, December 2023

2. Campbell Station Marker

markers in Kissimmee.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2023, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on May 16, 2024, by Steven Owens of Lake Alfred, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.