Gulf Hammock, Florida

It is located where US 19-98 and County Road 326 cross, near the Wekiva River,[a] approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Otter Creek.

After the Civil War, freedmen who had formerly been enslaved on plantations in the area bought land and established farms.

[2][3][4] In the early 20th century, Gulf Hammock was a small community with a post office, a general store and a school.

S. J. Gunn bought the Otter Creek company and 5,120 acres (20.7 km2) in 1910, and established a crate factory in Gulf Hammock.

The Orange Blossom Hotel, built in 1927, held Saturday night dances which attracted people from neighboring counties.

[9][10] In 1969, Georgia-Pacific donated the land on the northwestern corner of US 19-98 and what was then Secondary State Road 326 to the Florida Department of Transportation, which converted it into a wayside park.