Bryant, Florida | |
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  Bryant, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°50′59″N 80°36′59″W / 26.84972°N 80.61639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Palm Beach |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33439 |
| Area code | 561 |
| GNIS feature ID | 279532[1] |
Bryant is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Bryant is located on State Road 700 near Lake Okeechobee, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Pahokee. Bryant has a post office with ZIP code 33438.[2]
U.S. Sugar operated the Bryant Sugar House mill in Bryant.[3] The mill closed in 2007, while the town was taken over by the federal government in 2011 and demolished in 2016.[4][5][6]
Over time, Bryant would basically be treated like a northeastern suburb of Pahokee.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant, Florida
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Sugar Cane Harvest Set For Bryant". Palm Beach Post. October 27, 1962. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ruane, Laura (November 3, 2004). "Company plans job cutes, restructuring". Fort Myers News-Press. p. 41. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Rangel, Isadora (March 19, 2017). "U.S. Sugar Corp.'s Bryant mill shut down devastated towns". Fort Myers News-Press. pp. A9. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bulit, David (September 16, 2011). "Frederick E. Bryant House". Abandoned Florida. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
Gallery
Aerial view of USSC Bryant Sugar House, Bryant, Florida, March, 1963
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