Pinecrest, Monroe County, Florida
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Pinecrest is an unincorporated community and ghost town
in Monroe County
, Florida
, United States
. It is located in the Big Cypress National Preserve
, on Loop Road, about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Fortymile Bend
.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Monroe County
Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 79,589. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county was 74,737....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located in the Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Cypress National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in southern Florida, about 45 miles west of Miami. The Big Cypress, along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, became the first national preserves in the United States National Park System when they were...
, on Loop Road, about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Fortymile Bend
Fortymile Bend, Florida
Fortymile Bend is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located about west of Miami on U.S. Route 41 ....
.