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Image of the Peace River. The Peace River is a river in the southwestern part of the Florida peninsula, in the U.S.A. [1] It originates at the juncture of Saddle Creek and Peace Creek northeast of Bartow in Polk County and flows south through Fort Meade (Polk County) Hardee County to Arcadia in DeSoto County and then southwest into the Charlotte Harbor estuary at Punta Gorda in Charlotte County.
Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area is a popular launching and pick-up site for kayak and canoe enthusiasts and is the site for the annual Peace River Paddle hosted by Florida Paddlers. [ 19 ] Media
National Historic Site, Fort Fork Site is also located in the park on the east bank of the Peace River. [2] The fort was built in 1792 by the North West Company. Explorers Alexander Mackenzie and David Thompson spent the winters at Fort Fork in 1792 and 1802 respectively. The fort was abandoned in 1805 and has since been almost completed eroded ...
The biggest player was the Peace River Phosphate Company (formed in January 1887) which was located in Arcadia by M.M. Knudson of New York and they built a narrow gauge railroad from the works on the river to the interchange with the Florida Southern. This company and its railroad were the first direct ancestor of the future Charlotte Harbor ...
Fort Meade sold the city's mobile home park to Wildflower Communities for $4.85 million. The city had owned the facility since at least 1956.
Peace River Corridor Provincial Park is a 2014 ha provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the banks of the Peace River, at the confluence with Kiskatinaw River, downstream from Taylor. It is in the Boreal White and Black Spruce biogeoclimatic zone within the Peace Lowlands ecosection.
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Populated places in the Peace River Regional District (2 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Peace River Regional District" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.