TALLAHASSEE - ST. MARKS RAILROAD
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N 30° 22.255 W 084° 16.097
16R E 762531 N 3363052
Located on the St. Mark Historic Bike Trail SR. 363 Tallahassee,Fla.
Waymark Code: WM7BN5
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2009
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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.
Marker Number: F-20
Date: 1967
County: Leon
Marker Type: Other
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
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