Poinciana, Florida | |
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Planned community | |
 Poinciana on a road map, c. 1927 | |
  Poinciana  Poinciana | |
| Coordinates: 25°36′41″N 81°08′00″W / 25.61139°N 81.13333°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Monroe County |
| Founded by | Tropical Florida Development Company |
Poinciana (also known as Poinciana Mainland) was a planned community that was to be located along the Lostmans River in Monroe County, Florida. Poinciana has been described as the Everglades's "most spectacular commercial enterprise"[1] and "the prototype of all Florida scams".[2]
- ^ Center, United States National Park Service Denver Service (1979). Everglades National Park : Master Plan. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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