Lake Overstreet is a small lake located in central Leon County

Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, USA.

Lake Overstreet is 144 acre (0.58274784 km²) in size and falls within the property of Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park

The Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens is a Florida State Park, botanical garden and historic site, located in Tallahassee, in northwestern Florida. The address is 3540 Thomasville Road....

 and is just northwest of Lake Hall

Lake Hall

Lake Hall is a small lake located in central Leon County, Florida, USA. It is located just north of Interstate 10 and slightly west of U.S. Highway 319 and within Tallahassee city limits....

 by 500 feet (152.4 m). Access to the lake is only by hiking trails.

The lake and land surrounding it were part of the Lafayette Land Grant

Lafayette Land Grant

The Lafayette Land Grant was a gift by the government of the United States of just over of real estate in central Leon County, Florida, United States.-Origins:...

. During antebellum years, this lake was within Andalusia Plantation owned by Frenchman Emile Dubois. Later, it was the western border of Live Oak Plantation

Live Oak Plantation, Florida

Live Oak Plantation was originally a small cotton plantation of located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by John Branch who arrived in Florida in 1832 and served as Florida Territorial Governor while living at Live Oak for 15 years.-Location:...

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Fish found in Lake Overstreet include largemouth bass

Largemouth bass

The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...

, bluegill

Bluegill

The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...

s and bream.

Sources

• Taltrust
• Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.