Olustee is an

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in Baker County,

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, United States. The name "Olustee" is from the nearby Olustee Creek whose name derives from the Creek (Muscogee) language ''ue-lvste'' (/oy-lást-i/) meaning "black water".Jack B. Martin
"From Tallahassee To Tulsa: Creek Place-Names in the American South".
College of William and Mary, 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2014. The town was historically known as Olustee Station and is the location of the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park as the town is most for the 1864

battle of Olustee The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond, was fought in Baker County, Florida, on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the war. Union General Truman Seymour had landed troo ...

and of the ranger station for the

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, which is headquartered there. The US Forest Service has restored the former railroad depot at the center of town as a visitor center and museum for forest visitors.

Geography

Olustee is located at (30.20389, -82.42889).

References

External links

Baker County Florida Community Home Page
Unincorporated communities in Baker County, Florida Unincorporated communities in the Jacksonville metropolitan area {{BakerCountyFL-geo-stub