Railroading in High Springs
N 29° 49.590 W 082° 35.878
17R E 345602 N 3300631
Railroading in High Springs, marker placed in front of old depot building, now a lunch place and ice cream parlor.
Waymark Code: WM3J0J
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2008
Views: 26
This old passenger depot, built c. 1910, is all that remains of the vast railroad complex located southwest of downtown that made High Springs a bustling railroad center for nearly 50 years. In 1895 the Plant Railroad System chose the town as the site of its divisional
headquartes. Rail yards, workshops, and and a roundhouse serviced
hundreds of steam engines and cars sent to High Springs to be cleaned and repaired. The importance of High Springs as a rail center declined as diesel as steam engines replaced the old steam locomotives after World War II. Gradually, all of the railroad buildings disappeared, except the depot which was moved to this site and renovated as a railroad museum in 1994.
Marker Number: F-359
Date: 1995
County: Alachua
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: The Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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