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Article: Bronson land purchase is boon for horse lovers: Lonesome Camp Ranch, part of Osceola's preservation efforts, will have trails and more.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2007
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Byline: Kumari Kelly
Sep. 20--If you're a horse lover, the Lonesome Camp Ranch is the kind of place that feels like home.
The 343-acre spread -- one of the Bronson family ranches -- in the middle of Osceola County has everything a typical ranch might: working cow pastures, native Florida flatwoods, wetland hammocks, dry prairie and plenty of room to roam. County officials thought it a bargain to grab the place for $3.06 million recently.
The county also has the adjacent 2,100 acres under contract for $15 million -- working out to about $7,000 per acre.
"That's considered a very good price," said Randy Mathews, environmental land ...