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Creation Date
6-24-2016
Description
The marker reads: "TALLAHASSEE-ST. MARKS RAILROAD -- The Tallahassee to St. Marks railroad began operations in 1837. It was owned by the Tallahassee Rail Road Company, incorporated in 1834. The road was single track, twenty-three miles long, and had mule drawn cars. In 1839 a steam locomotive was added and the line extended to Port Leon. With a seaport terminus to serve a rich agricultural hinterland, the railroad did a large volume of business in cotton during the antebellum period. F-20 FLORIDA BOARD OF PARKS AND HISTORIC MEMORIALS 1961" Top of the sign: Image of the Great Seal of the State of Florida – In God We Trust
Recommended Citation
George Lansing Taylor, Jr.
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