The Monroe Station was a historic

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, restaurant and bar in Ochopee,

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. It was located at the junction of

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and Loop Road. On May 11, 2000, it was added to the

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. As of July 29, 2007, it was boarded up and abandoned. Monroe Station burned to the ground April 9, 2016. It was delisted from the National Register on May 15, 2019.

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Monroe Station
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
* National Register of Historic Places in Big Cypress National Preserve Historic American Buildings Survey in Florida Buildings and structures demolished in 2016 Former National Register of Historic Places in Florida 2016 disestablishments in Florida {{CollierCountyFL-NRHP-stub