Moon Lake Gardens Stone Barn
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Markerman62
N 28° 17.441 W 082° 37.135
17R E 341241 N 3130466
The only building remaining of the Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch.
Waymark Code: WMHAR6
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2013
Views: 8
Constructed of native limerock in the early 1930s, this stone barn is one remaining structure of Ed Haley's Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch. This barn served some thirty Kentucky bred horses for the guests' pleasure and is said to have housed the electric generator for the ranch, as commercial electric power did not reach this area until after World War II.
Designed as a recreational mecca, opened to the public in 1937, Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch closed with the advent of World War II, never to reopen.
Marker Number: 0
Date: 2005
County: Pasco
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: The Ryland Group, Inc., The Pasco Board of County Commissioners and The Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee
Website: Not listed
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