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Fort Ogden is an unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Florida, USA. It derives its name from a fort that was built here in 1841 and abandoned in 1842. When settlers arrived later in the 19th century, they used the name Fort Ogden for the settlement they formed. The Fort Ogden School was built in 1912, but closed in 1946 and the students were sent by bus to the city Arcadia.
The community Fort Ogden is located roughly 10 miles from Arcadia, on the eastern side of the Peace River. Both U.S. Route 17 and the Fort Myers Division of the Seminole Gulf Railway pass through Fort Ogden.
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