Southernmost Railroad Terminal
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rogueblack
N 26° 55.460 W 082° 04.325
17R E 393558 N 2978505
a historical marker that documents part of the history of the railway
Waymark Code: WM2WY7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2008
Views: 50
On this site, in 1887, ended the southernmost railroad trackage in the U.S. Florida Southern Railway's narrow-gauge tracks ran out on a 4,000 foot "Long Dock," where connections were made to New Orleans, Key West, and Havana steamers of the Morgan Line. Sailing schooners and paddle wheelers were a common sight. Governor Albert Waller Gilchrist, then a young civil engineer, was in charge of construction. The railroad was extended South in 1904.
Marker Number: F-114
Date: 1984
County: Charlotte
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials in cooperation with Punta Gorda Isles, Inc
Website: Not listed
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