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Region in Florida
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The Florida Heartland is a region of southern Inland Florida. It includes the counties of Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, Glades, Hendry, and the westernmost parts of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. The region is most known for its large agriculture sector, and shoreline along the large Lake Okeechobee. More sparsely populated than neighboring regions that have been pumped up by retirees and tourism, this area has remained more like "Old Florida".
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Major routes include the Florida Turnpike, US 17, US 27 and US 441.
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Arcadia (Florida) is in the Florida Heartland.
Avon Park is a city in the Florida Heartland.
Bowling Green is in the Florida Heartland.
Clewiston is a city in the Florida Heartland.
Indiantown is a small town in the Heartland of Florida. It is part of Martin County, but in the rustic part of the county.
LaBelle is a city in the Florida Heartland. It is the county seat for Hendry County.
Lake Placid is a city in the Florida Heartland.
Moore Haven is a city in the Florida Heartland. It is the county seat for Glades County.
Okeechobee is a city in the Florida Heartland. It is the county seat for Okeechobee County.
Sebring is a city in the Florida Heartland.
Wauchula is in the Florida Heartland.
Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in the Florida Heartland, near the northwest shore of Lake Okeechobee. It is one of several Seminole Tribe reservations in Florida.
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